Three of the following statements are true with respect to students who have special educational needs. Which statement is false?
a. Extrinsic reinforcers are rarely effective for students with general delays in cognitive development.
b. Students with delayed cognitive development have trouble generalizing what they've learned to new situations.
c. Students with social or behavioral problems may have difficulty identifying situations when particular behaviors are appropriate.
d. Students with specific cognitive difficulties may have trouble discriminating among similar stimuli.
Question 2
From a behaviorist perspective, we are likely to see diversity in our students with respect to three of the following. Which one is not a major source of diversity in students?
a. How effective various secondary reinforcers are
b. Which kinds of behaviors have been reinforced in the past
c. How students respond to various stimuli
d. Whether the environment is important for learning
