What Is a Major Difficulty in Explaining Differences Between Children

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is a major difficulty in explaining differences between children from one-parent and two-parent families?

• A) the lack of long-term follow-up
• B) the recent changes in divorce
• C) the great variety of lone-parent families
• D) the failure to socialize children properly

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Definitions:

Inappropriate Behavior

Actions or conduct deemed unacceptable or not suitable for a given context or situation, often violating social norms or expectations.

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, a strategy in behavior modification where reinforcement is provided for any behavior that is not the unwanted behavior.

DRL

Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates, a behavior modification strategy aimed at reducing the frequency of undesired behaviors.

DRL-IRT Schedule

A DRL schedule in which the target behavior is reinforced following a specified interval of time since the previous episode. The interval is determined by calculating interresponse time (IRT). The interval length is gradually increased until the target behavior occurs only after longer periods of time have passed.