A Principle That Guides the Bank Street Model Is That

question 1

Multiple Choice

A principle that guides the Bank Street model is that

• A)conflict is necessary for development.
• B)developing a sense of self is not as important as academic performance.
• C)children need direct instruction to understand their world.
• D)there is a checklist that allows us to predict what children will do next.

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

A type of behavior that is elicited as an automatic response to a certain stimulus without the organism engaging in any conscious decision making.

Operant Behavior

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the strength of behaviors as a result of their consequences.

Reinforcement

The act of strengthening a response by adding a reward, thus increasing the likelihood that the response will be repeated.

Operant Behaviors

Actions that an individual takes that are modified by the consequences they lead to, extensively studied in operant conditioning.