DrHawkins Is a Psychologist Who Spends Her Day Working in an Elementary

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Multiple Choice

Dr.Hawkins is a psychologist who spends her day working in an elementary school testing and counseling children who are having difficulty in school.What type of applied psychologist is Dr.Hawkins?

• A) an educational psychologist
• B) a counseling psychologist
• C) a school psychologist
• D) an industrial psychologist

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Definitions:

Fixed Ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses, commonly used in behavior modification programs.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which rewards or punishments are given only some of the time a behavior occurs, leading to stronger response patterns.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer presented.

Dangerous Pranks

Actions intended to be humorous or playful but carry a high risk of causing harm or damage.