Ms. Johnson’s sixth graders complained about diagramming sentences, and they were able convince her to show a movie first. Ms. Johnson made the common error of
A. bribing the students in order to gain their cooperation.
B. promising a reward for an unfavored activity.
C. providing an incompatible alternative to the lesson.
D. using a reinforcer before a low-frequency behavior.
Answer:D
Ms. Johnson’s sixth graders complained about diagramming sentences, and they were able convince her to show a movie first. Ms. Johnson made the common error of
A. bribing the students in order to gain their cooperation. B. promising a reward for an unfavored activity. C. providing an incompatible alternative to the lesson. D. using a reinforcer before a low-frequency behavior.
Explanation: D) Ms. Johnson violated the Premack Principle by using the reinforcer (movie) before the low-frequency behavior (diagramming sentences). The reverse ordering should have been employed instead.