Skinnerians Feel That Behaviors Can Be Imitated Without Being Directly

question 21

Multiple Choice

Skinnerians feel that behaviors can be imitated without being directly reinforced, but that this can only happen when

• A) the behavioral response is already within the child's repertory of behaviors.
• B) the model receives reinforcement for the behavior to be imitated.
• C) the child has had no previous experience with unreinforced imitations.
• D) the act of imitation itself has taken on the qualities of a reinforcer.

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Definitions:

Vis-à-vis Others

In relation to or in comparison with others.

Pretense/Symbolic Play

Play that occurs when a child transforms the physical environment into a symbol.

Transforms

Refers to a significant change or conversion in form, appearance, nature, or character.

Physical Environment

The physical surroundings in which an organism lives, including both natural and built environments.