A Husband and Wife Observe a Toddler Throwing a Temper

question 150

Multiple Choice

A husband and wife observe a toddler throwing a temper tantrum at a toy store.The husband comments under his breath,"What an annoying little beast!" His wife,noticing that the mother of the toddler just gave the boy a toy to calm him down,states,"It's not his fault.He's behaving exactly as _____ would predict."

• A)William James
• B)B.F.Skinner
• C)Ivan Pavlov
• D)John Watson

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Definitions:

Performance Goal Orientation

A focus on setting and achieving specific outcomes or benchmarks in personal or professional performance.

Learning Style Preferences

The preferred ways in which individuals absorb, process, comprehend, and retain information during learning.

Learning Outcomes

Specific knowledge, skills, abilities, or attitudes that students are expected to achieve from a learning process.

Conditioning Theory

A psychological theory that involves learning associations between behaviors and their consequences through reinforcement or punishment.