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Anajune7

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Nadia is an only child who lives on a ranch that is located many miles from the homes of other children. Although she enjoys being with her peers at school, she is often physically aggressive toward them. School personnel have made many small attempts to curb Nadia's aggression (for example, they have scolded her, kept her in from recess, and put her in a time-out situation) but always without success. They are now thinking about taking more drastic measures. According to the textbook, which one of the following is most likely to be effective?
 
  a. Putting Nadia in in-school suspension
  b. Giving Nadia extra classwork in school subjects she knows well
  c. Scolding Nadia in front of her peers about her inappropriate behavior
  d. Suspending Nadia from school

Question 2

An avoidance behavior of a previously aversive situation is particularly difficult to extinguish because:
 
  a. It has typically been reinforced on a fixed ratio schedule.
  b. It has typically been reinforced on a variable ratio schedule.
  c. It has typically been reinforced on a variable interval schedule.
  d. The learner has no opportunity to learn that the situation is no longer aversive.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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