Shelby is teaching her child to tie his shoes. Instead of rewarding him only when he completes the task, she rewards him for small successes along the way, such as crossing the laces, then making a loop, then tying the bow. What is this technique called?

a. behavior modification c. successive approximations
b. success rewards d. task approximations

C

Psychology

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The technique used by Ebbinghaus to study memory included all BUT the following:

A) he used consonant-vowel-consonant sequences B) he was interested in forgetting C) he used a rhyming technique D) he would memorize many lists of nonsense syllables E) Ebbinghaus was the only research participant

Psychology

Which section of a journal article describing psychological research contains the author's interpretation and evaluation of the data?

a. references b. conclusion c. discussion d. results

Psychology