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shofmannx20

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Billy has trouble sitting still in class, so his teacher implements a program in which she praises Billy for staying in his seat. Billy's sitting behavior increases, and the teacher concludes her praise was responsible. The teacher does not realize Billy has started taking medication that causes fatigue. The medication would be an example of a(n) __________ variable.
 
  a. independent
  b. extraneous
 c. dependent
 d. behavioral

Question 2

In a DRO procedure, the reinforcer is contingent on ___________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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tjayeee

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

the absence of the problem behavior




shofmannx20

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Gracias!

 

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