Nicolas Has Autistic Disorder and He Was Mute

question 66

Multiple Choice

Nicolas has autistic disorder and he was mute.A therapist working with Nicolas initially gave him a piece of chocolate any time he made a sound with his lips.This slowly changed until Nicolas only received a piece of chocolate for saying complete words,and eventually only for saying complete sentences.In this example,Nicolas developed speech skills through the use of

• A) classical conditioning.
• B) modeling.
• C) shaping.
• D) negative reinforcement.

Understand the principles of tax efficiency and factors that contribute to efficient tax systems.

Comprehend how taxes affect consumer surplus and the generation of deadweight loss.

Identify the primary sources of government revenue and the importance of different types of taxes.

Analyze scenarios to calculate consumer surplus before and after tax imposition.

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Arranged or organized in a sequence according to some specific rule or set of rules.

Ranked

The process or result of ordering or classifying entities based on criteria or measurements to establish a hierarchy or priority.

Interval Data

A type of numerical data that contains meaningful distances between measurements, but no true zero point.