Question 1

CIMT stands for______________.

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Question 2

The first teaching machines were designed by ___________.

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Question 3

How could you use operant procedures to improve the adoption rate of orphans aged five to twelve?

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Question 4

Which is the better way of reducing the frequency of misbehavior in students, time out or differential reinforcement?

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Question 5

Mary-Lou, aged 3 years, still does not speak. Medical examination reveals that she is in perfect health.
Testing shows that she has normal intelligence. Her parents do not abuse her; in fact, they spoil her
shamelessly. What is the most likely explanation for Mary-Lou's failure to speak?

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Question 6

The idea that for bizarre behavior to result in reinforcement it must sometimes occur when reinforcement is unavailable has been called __________.

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Question 7

The author of your text suggests that operant procedures may be useful not only in treating medical disorders, but also in assessing them. Describe how operant learning was used to assess the learning ability of infants born prematurely.

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Question 8

Researchers have demonstrated that the rate of work-related accidents can be reduced by reinforcing safe practices with bonuses and time off, but why are such efforts necessaryn other words, why do workers not follow safe practices spontaneously since they benefit by avoiding injuries?

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Quiz 9: Operant Applications