Mr. Johnson wants a hyperactive boy to be able to sit quietly for at least 15 minutes at a time. To do this, he begins praising the boy for sitting still for one minute, then for two minutes, and then only for four minutes, and so on. Mr. Johnson's strategy reflects which one of the following concepts?

a. Shaping
b. Generalization
c. Discrimination learning
d. Intermittent reinforcement

The defendant and an accomplice were on trial together for burglary. both had given confessions implicating themselves and their accomplice. at trial, the defendant maintained that his confession had been obtained through improper coercion by the police. for the purpose of countering the claim of coercion, the prosecution seeks to place the accomplice’s confession into evidence. after objection by the defendant’s counsel, the judge agrees to issue a limiting instruction to the jury that the confession is to be considered only with regard to the question of whether the defendant’s confession was coerced. may the accomplice’s confession be admitted under that condition?

Which of the following studies is linked most directly to the establishment of the national research act in 1974 and ultimately to the belmont report and federal regulations for human subject protection? a. the public health service tuskegee study of untreated syphilis in the negro male.b. stanford prison experiment (zimbardo).c. tearoom trade study (humphreys).d. the harvard t3 study.

To create the proper tone for an argumentative essay, writers should delete personal “i” statements. include vague statements. remove any slang words. focus on the evidence.