You Should

question 98

Multiple Choice

you should

• A) place the child with the adoptive family as soon after birth as possible.
• B) place the child with the adoptive family after the child's first birthday.
• C) place the child only with parents of the same racial background.
• D) recognize that environmental manipulations will do little to impact intelligence in such a situation.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

Adding an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.

Negative Punishment

A behavioral principle where the removal of a desirable stimulus following a behavior decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.

Shaping

Gradual training that rewards behavior progressively closer to the desired one.

Positive Punishment

A concept in behavioral psychology where an undesirable stimulus is introduced following a behavior to decrease that behavior's frequency.