Jim,a 10-Year-Old Mentally Retarded Boy,must Learn How to Spell Simple

question 104

Multiple Choice

Jim,a 10-year-old mentally retarded boy,must learn how to spell simple words.However,Jim is highly distractible and has no one around who is willing to sit with him and repeatedly go over such a simple task.Jim would likely benefit from

• A)living in a residential facility with 24-hour nursing care.
• B)Ritalin.
• C)computer-assisted instruction.
• D)applied behavior analysis.

Understand metacommunication and its role in defining relationship boundaries.

Understand the role and function of specific brain structures in decision-making and behavior anticipation.

Identify and differentiate between various theories of reinforcement and decision-making (e.g., matching law, maximizing theory, delay-reduction theory).

Describe the principles of operant conditioning schedules and their effect on behavior.

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Definitions:

Activity Pursuit

The involvement and engagement in tasks or activities that are aimed at achieving specific goals or fulfilling interests.

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to perform an activity for its inherent satisfaction rather than for some separable consequence.

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in an activity for its own sake, rather than for an external reward or outcome.

Extrinsic Motivation

Motivation that is driven by external rewards such as money, fame, grades, and praise.