Which of the following would best account for the rioting behavior of typically well-adjusted individuals amid news that their beloved sports team just won the championship?

Your sister called last evening complaining that her 10-year-old daughter is frequently playing video games while watching television, which your sister thinks is a ridiculous amount of "media multitasking."

She is wondering if her daughter has an attention problem. What would you tell her? a. Many children this age engage in media multitasking. b. Your niece probably does have some attention problems. This behavior is quite unusual. c. Only children with attention problems engage in media multitasking. d. Engaging in too much media multitasking will lead to dementia.

Differential reinforcement refers to the

a. strengthening of target behaviors. b. punishment of competing behaviors. c. acceleration of other behaviors. d. the observation of reinforced models.