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Question 111

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A negative reinforcer ________ the behavior it follows.

A) strengthens
B) eliminates
C) suppresses but does not eliminate
D) has an unpredictable effect on

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Question 112

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Recognizing that one of your friends is feeling angry and that another friend is feeling sad illustrates an ability known as:

A) modeling.
B) latent learning.
C) instinctive drift.
D) theory of mind.

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Question 113

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To modify your own behavior using operant conditioning principles,you should:

In classical conditioning,the NS becomes a ________ after it reliably signals the impending occurrence of the ________.

Which researcher is most closely associated with the initial studies of classical conditioning in dogs?

B.F.Skinner's work elaborated what E.L.Thorndike had called:

A response is learned most rapidly and is most resistant to extinction if it is acquired under conditions of:

Voluntary behaviors that produce rewarding or punishing outcomes are called:

Pavlov's research on classical conditioning was important because:

In classical conditioning,the conditioned stimulus signals the impending occurrence of:

Resistance to extinction is most strongly encouraged by ________ reinforcement.

An integrated understanding of associative learning in terms of genetic predispositions,culturally learned preferences,and the predictability of certain associations is most clearly provided by:

B.F.Skinner recommended that we control behavior with ________ rather than with ________.

Behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely,and behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely.This principle is called:

Any event or situation that evokes a response is a:

Classical conditioning is most clearly biologically adaptive because it enables us to learn that the ________ predicts the onset of the _________.

Our ability to learn by witnessing the behavior of others best illustrates:

Two years ago,the de Castellane Manufacturing Company included its employees in a profit-sharing plan in which workers receive semiannual bonuses based on the company's profits.Since this plan was initiated,worker productivity at de Castellane has nearly doubled.This productivity increase is best explained in terms of:

A type of learning in which behavior is diminished if followed by a punisher is called:

It's easier to train a pigeon to peck a disk for a food reward than to flap its wings for a food reward.This illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.