Recent Issues. Chapter 9: Programmed Instruction Revisited . Quote 2

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Recent Issues. Chapter 9: Programmed Instruction Revisited . Quote 2

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Post published: March 4, 2019
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“Before we can show the child how to tie a knot, he or she must have learned to imitate, and that learning will have taken place through operant conditioning.” (p. 99)

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“Before we can show the child how to tie a knot, he or she must have learned to imitate, and that learning will have taken place through operant conditioning.” (p. 99)

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