The age of viability of the fetus used to be about 22 weeks. Medical advances are helping to push back the age of viability, enabling younger and smaller infants to survive preterm birth
What effects do you think an earlier age of viability will have on our experience with preterm
infants?
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Students should discuss issues such as tampering with nature, quality of life, the
financial and psychological strain of long hospitalizations, and what the future might
hold for infants surviving very early births.
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Gary trains his hamster to roll a marble. First, he reinforces the hamster when it walks toward the marble, then he reinforces when it touches the marble with its nose. Finally, the hamster learns to roll the marble and is reinforced for it
This example illustrates ________. a. chaining b. counterconditioning c. shaping d. classical conditioning
Ronnie asks the question: "Where do babies come from?" This is a typical question of one whose age range is ____
a. 3 to 5 years c. 9 to 12 years b. 6 to 8 years d. 12 to 14 years