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Generalists and Specialists
Some children from an early age appear to know the direction they wish to take and set out to make it happen. Others are less focused and may indeed engage in reinforcer sampling. Both groups of children need parental encouragement and support.
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Operant Behavior and Snowflakes
Sitting here at my desk on a cold, snowy morning watching the snowflakes gently descend to blanket the landscape outside my window (such descriptions reveal why I am a behavior analyst and not a poet), reminds me of the operant (another reminder, too, of why I am not a poet). The operant is one of our most important concepts. Operants are classes of responses that have a similar effect on the environment. That effect can be to operate something that allows their measurement (like a child’s block-stacking or a pigeon’s key peck) or to produce a reinforcer or punisher.
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Kudos for One of the Home Team
… an alternative to incarceration for juvenile offenders, including job skills training and access to courses toward a high school diploma. After leaving Valley, she established her own company, Context Management, Inc, offering clinical services … an alternative to incarceration for juvenile offenders, including job skills training and access to courses toward a high school diploma. After leaving Valley, she established her own company, Context Management, Inc, offering clinical services …
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