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Alcohol and Drug Counselor Exam Prep

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What is the basic principle behind operant conditioning?
  1. When behaviors are followed by a desirable outcome, those behaviors tend to increase in frequency
  2. Children will often role play social expectations during their developmental period
  3. Sometimes people over-generalize newly learned concepts
  4. Metacognition is best taught by modeling
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Answer: A - One of the basic principles behind operant conditioning is that when behaviors are followed by a desirable outcome, those behaviors tend to increase in frequency. When a teacher rewards successive approximations of the desired behavior, this is identified as the operant conditioning of a behavioral response. It is the desired method of behavioral modification and is an essential tool for behavior moderation in substance abuse prevention and management.
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