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soccerdreamer_17

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Which of the following is NOT an example of ways teachers commonly communicate low
  academic expectations to students?
 
  A. Criticizing low achieving students more often for incorrect answers
  B. Embarrassing low achieving students by waiting too long for them to answer a question
  C. Praising low achieving students more often for marginal answers
  D. Calling less often on low-achieving students

Question 2

List and discuss the contributions put forth by three behaviorists and explain how their contributions
  furthered the field of behaviorism.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



akpaschal

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

Three behaviorists and their contributions to the field:
 Ivan Pavlov
o Respondent conditioning
 Edward Thorndike
o Associations between situations and responses
o The Law of Effect and Exercise
 John Watson
o Coined phrase behaviorism
o Focused on direct observation
 B.F. Skinner
o Operant conditioning



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