Question 1

A formal agreement stating behaviors to be changed and consequences that apply is known as a(n)__________.

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Question 2

You have just broken up with your boyfriend.You are sitting at a table with friends when you see him enter the restaurant.He has not seen you yet,so you duck into the ladies room.You are exhibiting __________ learning.

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Question 3

Internal images or other mental representations of an area (maze,city,campus,etc.)that underlie an ability to choose alternative paths to the same goal refers to a(n)__________.

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Question 4

Young children may temporarily call all men daddy,much to the embarrassment of their parents,which illustrates operant stimulus __________.

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Question 5

Facts or principles gained by insight that often lead to a better understanding of new or unusual problems describes __________ learning.

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Question 6

When Erica broke her curfew,her parents took away all of her phone and car privileges for a week.Erica's parents are using the type of punishment known as __________.

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Question 7

The type of learning that involves higher mental processes,such as understanding,knowing,or anticipating is called __________ learning.

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Question 8

In a psychology class,the students have to turn in a topic report every two weeks.Typically,they get in a writing frenzy a couple of days before the report is due; then they do not write anything until right before the next due date.This pattern of responding illustrates the partial reinforcement schedule known as __________.

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Question 9

Watching a great deal of televised violence can cause a person to be less likely to react negatively to the violence,which involves the person being __________ to the violence.

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Question 10

Skills,such as dancing,tying your shoe,or playing a guitar,are most easily learned through __________ learning.

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Question 11

Because punishment is aversive,people and situations associated with punishment tend to become feared,resented,or disliked through __________ conditioning.

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Question 12

Sara wears the same bracelet to class each time she has a major test because she believes that wearing this piece of jewelry will assure her an A just like she got on the first test when she was wearing the bracelet.Sara is exhibiting a(n)__________ behavior.

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Question 13

You are being paid for each 100 square feet of drywall you install.You are being paid on the type of partial reinforcement schedule known as __________.

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Question 14

Choosing a target behavior,recording a baseline,establishing goals,choosing reinforcers,recording progress,rewarding progress,and adjusting one's plan are the steps making up a procedure known as __________.

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Question 15

If you wear sunglasses to escape the glare of the sun,then you are wearing the sunglasses because of __________reinforcement.

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Question 16

When your professor gives you back a graded test,being able to see your errors and corrected answers provides you with information about your progress in class,which is known as __________.

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Question 17

A tangible secondary reinforcer,such as money,gold stars,or poker chips,that can be exchanged for food,lodgings,and other necessities is referred to as a(n)__________ reinforcer.

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Question 18

The process through which a response is taught by rewarding successive approximations to the final desired response is referred to as __________.

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Question 19

Whether we drive our car across an intersection depends on if the traffic light is red or green,which illustrates the principle of __________.

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Question 20

You go through a series of steps in making a six-tier wedding cake with the "oohs" and "ahhs" of the wedding guests and your payment being the reinforcement for the numerous steps you completed in this example of __________.

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Quiz 6: D: Conditioning and Learning