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In higher order conditioning, a well-learned CS serves as a(n) ____ stimulus in a new pairing situation.
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Unconditioned
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A(n) ____ is a dependable, inborn stimulus-and-response connection.
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Reflex
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In classical conditioning, the learner's response is ____, while in operant conditioning, the learner's response is ____.
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Elicited; emitted
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To determine whether attendance at sports events is an operant reinforcer for a teenager, such attendance would have to
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Increase the probability of recurrence of the behavior it followed.
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Which psychologist expanded Thorndike's law of effect, developed a conditioning apparatus, and discussed various practical applications for operant conditioning in his books and lectures?
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B.F. Skinner
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The concept of ____ helps explain how the entire sequence of events necessary to prepare a meal is reinforced by the final eating.
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Response chaining
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Your dog jumps up on you when you get home. You eliminate this behavior by ignoring the dog when it jumps on you. This is called
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Extinction
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A puppy has begun to cry and bark in order to be let into the house. To extinguish this response, you would
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Ignore the crying, letting the puppy in when quiet.
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Negative reinforcement ____ responding; punishment ____ responding.
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Increases; decreases
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Praise, approval, affection, and money are considered ____ reinforcers.
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Secondary
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