Dr Barker Observes Children and Rates Them on a Scale

question 59

Multiple Choice

Dr. Barker observes children and rates them on a scale according to how frustrated they get when they cannot get what they want, at how they react when they are overstimulated by too much activity in their environment, and how easily they are comforted by their parent when they are upset. The scale that Dr. Barker is using would best be considered a measure of which of Mary Rothbart's basic dimensions of temperament?

• A) extroversion
• B) effortful control
• C) difficulty
• D) negative affectivity

Understand the principles behind different reinforcement schedules and their effects on behavior.

Explain the concept of associative learning and its biological significance for survival.

Discuss the role and impact of cognitive processes in operant conditioning.

Understand the concept of instinctive drift and how biological predispositions can influence learned behavior.

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