School Psychology Praxis Exam 127 Questions And Answers
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Which type of goal-setting approach is most appropriate when teaching teenage students?
Goal setting that is within the student's zone of proximal development
Whole-interval recording is:
Behavior is only recorded when it occurs during the entire time interval.
Frequency or Event Recording is:
Record the number of behaviors that occurred during a specific period.
Duration Recording is:
the length of time the specific behavior lasts.
Latency Recording is:
Time between onset of stimulus or signal that initiates a specific behavior.
Time Sampling Interval Recording
Select a time period for observation, divide period into a number of equal intervals, and record whether or not behavior occurs.
Partial Interval Recording
Behavior is scored if it occurs during any part of the time interval. Multiple episodes of behavior in a single time interval are counted as one score or mark.
Momentary time sampling:
Behavior is scored as present or absent only during the moment that a timed interval begins. This is the least biased estimate of behavior as it actually occurs.
What is the Premack Principle?
posits that a lower level behavior can be shaped by a higher level (desired) behavior.
What is immediacy as it relates to behaviorism?
Consequences (e.g., rewards) should occur immediately after the behavior in order to be an effective reinforcement.