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Question 91

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As she walked through her neighborhood,Jodie,a 6 year old girl,frequently saw a large brown dog.She repeatedly walked to the dog to pet it,but as her hand approached the animal,it barked and bit her.The bite was painful and caused her to cry.Now Jodie cries when she sees dogs of any color or size.In the example,the dog's bark and bite is the:

A) US.
B) CS.
C) UR.
D) CR.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Question 92

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When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior the behavior is likely to __________ .

A) occur less frequently
B) occur more frequently
C) occur at the same rate
D) completely stop

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Sarah has just received her driver's license and is now ready to drive to school.Although she's never driven to her school before,Sarah knows the way.The fact that Sarah can drive herself to school suggests that _________ has occurred.

According to your textbook,which of the following is true about animals teaching other members of their species?

In classical conditioning,the term neutral is used to indicate that a stimulus:

The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event is called _________ .

A rat learns that pressing the lever in the operant chamber will only deliver food if a red light above the lever is on.In this scenario,the red light is acting as a _________________.

Laura's heart rate had been conditioned to increase whenever she smelled Old Spice After Shave.However,her heart would also race to the aroma of Brut and English Leather.This reaction is known as:

Which phenomenon supports the theory that extinction is not a form of forgetting?

Extinction occurs in classical conditioning when the ________ no longer produces the ________.

Negative reinforcement is best thought of as:

Anything that follows a response,making that response more likely to recur,is

Operant conditioning is most closely associated with ________________.

In the experiment with Little Albert,the conditioned stimulus was _______.

As a consequence for misbehaving,many teachers use "timeout." How does this consequence affect students' behavior?

As a child,Blaine was attacked by a goose and subsequently developed a severe fear of waterfowl.As he got older,the fear gradually faded until it was all but forgotten.Blaine is now in his early twenties and recently went strolling through a park by the river where he came across a flock of geese.The geese stared at him and he felt slightly fearful,though not as afraid as he had been as a child.Blaine's fear response to the geese in the park is an example of _______________.

Sweet taste seems to play a role in ___________.

A person is conditioned to fear white rats.Soon after,she also begins to fear white cats,white dogs,and white rabbits.Her new,unconditioned fears result from _______.

Pete cannot seem to stop checking the change slots of vending machines.Although he usually does not find any money,occasionally he finds a quarter.Despite the low levels of reinforcement,this behavior is likely to persist due to _____.

Which of the following statements best describes our current understanding of the relationship between exposure to media violence and future aggression?