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A student must work on his worksheet during the “work period” and read silently during “reading time” to earn his tokens for the class period. Each period is ten minutes long. He is not told when each period begins.    This provides an example of which of the following? 

Driving the speed limit after suffering a terrible injury in a previous speed-related accident is best described as which of the following?

A behavior that persists regardless of disruptions, such as changes in the reinforcement schedule, is related to which of the following concepts?

Assume we wanted to use a schedule that would simultaneously encourage our students to complete a certain number of tasks AND work on the same tasks for a predetermined period of time. Which of the following would be must appropriate? 

What does one point on the pentangle on Sir Gawain’s shield stand for? (You can choose any of the five points).

Option 1. Explain the influences on the English language from A.D. 43 to the present day. Focus on influences such as an invading people coming in with a different language as well as influences such as technology. OR Option 2. Discuss the pagan and Christian elements in Anglo-Saxon literature. In your opinion is Beowulf more of a pagan work or more of a Christian work and why? OR Option 3. Discuss one character in Canterbury Tales who is portrayed negatively, and discuss one character in CT who is portrayed positively? What kinds of characters are Chaucer’s harshest words reserved for? What kinds of characters are Chaucer’s most respectful words reserved for? What does this say about Chaucer’s attitude towards the Medieval Church and towards Christianity in general?

The tendency of individuals to allocate responses in proportion to the rate of reinforcement available for each option is best described as which of the following?

The cause-and-effect relationship between a behavior and its consequence is best defined as which of the following?

“Then this young man stripped himself –that was God Almighty– / strong and courageous; he climbed up on the high gallows, / brave in the sight of many, as he set out to redeem mankind. / I trembled when the man embraced me; I dared not bow down to earth, / stoop to the surface of the ground, but I had to stand fast.”

Is Old English or Middle English more influenced by the French language? Why?