Which of the following guidelines being stated by a teacher is an example of a
dependent group contingency?
Each time Johanna earns 10 points for completing academic tasks, the entire class will
be rewarded with five minutes of free time.
Which of the following guidelines being stated by a teacher is an example of an
interdependent group contingency?
If each student meets his or her self-monitoring goal on Tuesday, the whole class can
skip a homework assignment.
Which of the following guidelines being stated by a teacher is an example of an
independent group contingency?
Each student who finishes her or his homework during the allotted fifteen-minute
homework drill will receive a coupon for a fast-food restaurant.
All of the following EXCEPT one are characteristics of a student who is
emotionally disturbed:
Socially accepted by peers
Which of these characteristics is NOT included in the IDEA definition of emotional
disturbance?
Social maladjustment manifested in a number of settings
Truancy, gang membership, and a feeling of pride in belonging in a delinquent
subculture are indicative of:
Socialized aggression
socialized aggression
a pattern of deviant behavior displayed by
students who are hostile, aggressive
(usually verbally and physically), and have
few guilt of remorse feelings but who are
socialized (and survivors) within their
group, i.e. a gang. For example, fighting is
unacceptable in school, but very acceptable
within peer group or neighborhood.
dependent group contingency
Reinforcement for all members of a group is dependent on the behavior of one member
of the group or the behavior of a select group of members within the larger group (one
for all)
interdependent group contingency
A contingency in which reinforcement for all members of a group is dependent on each
member of the group meeting a performance criterion that is in effect for all members of
the group. (all or none)
independent group contingency
A contingency in which reinforcement for each member of a group is dependent on that
person's meeting a performance criterion that is in effect for all members of the group.
(every man for himself)
A 13-year-old student with a severe degree of mental retardation has a verbal
expressive vocabulary of a few isolated words. Which of the following