Which One of the Following Alternatives Is the Best Example

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following alternatives is the best example of a co-constructed narrative?

• A) A father is reading a bedtime story to his young son. In the middle of the story, he stops reading and asks his son to predict what the hero of the story is probably going to do next.
• B) A teacher says, "Once upon a time, a young farmer ..." and then asks a student to complete the sentence. The teacher asks another student to provide a second sentence that relates to the first, asks a third student to supply a third sentence, and so on, until a complete story emerges.
• C) As they sip their milkshakes at a local diner, two friends recall and talk about various scenes from a scary movie they've just seen at the movie theater.
• D) As a student prepares to build a pair of bookends in a woodworking class, her teacher asks her to describe the procedure she plans to use.

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Definitions:

B.F. Skinner

B.F. Skinner was an American psychologist and behaviorist known for his work in developing the theory of operant conditioning, emphasizing the effects of reinforcement and punishment on behavior.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus, not learned or based on past experience.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, this refers to a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, which can become a conditioned stimulus when used in classical conditioning.