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Learning
A)When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another.
B)The patterns of reinforcement.
C)A response that the subject is trained to perform
D)The process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience.
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Neutral Stimulus
A)Stimulus that does not elicit any particular response.
B)Reinforcement that is regular, but not scheduled.
C)Inconsistent reinforcement.
D)A learned connection between a stimulus and a reward or punishment.
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Partial-reinforcement schedule
A)Inconsistent reinforcement.
B)A conditioned response returns after an extinction period.
C)When someone can "generally" respond to similar stimuli.
D)To shape or influence learned behavior.
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Conditioned response
A)Learning by watching.
B)Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment.
C)A response that the subject is trained to perform.
D)Purposefully changing behavior.
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Variable-ratio schedule
A)Learning that happens accidently, without direct thought.
B)The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process.
C)Reinforcing a response every time it occurs.
D)A schedule by which reinforcement occurs after a varying number of responses, rather than after a fixed number.
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Conditioned stimulus
A)Stimulus that does not elicit any particular response.
B)Consistent, scheduled reinforcement.
C)The new stimulus that was originally ineffective in eliciting a given response, but has become capable of doing so.
D)An act that result in decreasing a behavior.
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Fixed-interval schedule
A)Consistent, scheduled reinforcement.
B)Change in behavior or thought based on practice or experience.
C)A natural, instinctual response to a stimulus.
D)Behavior that is unlearned or extinct.
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Cognitive learning theory
A)When you are reinforced by having something taken away from the environment.
B)The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process.
C)A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time.
D)Something that triggers an automatic, instinctual response.
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Fixed-ratio schedule
A)Reinforcement that is given regularly, but not specifically scheduled.
B)A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time.
C)The stimulus that you have been trained to respond to.
D)A conditioned response that returns after an extinction period.
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Stimulus discrimination
A)When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another.
B)To shape or influence learned behavior.
C)The patterns of reinforcement.
D)Learning process in which an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment.
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Spontaneous recovery
A)An act that result in decreasing a behavior.
B)Purposefully changing behavior.
C)Learning by watching.
D)A conditioned response returns after an extinction period.
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Latent learning
A)Learning that happens accidentally, without direct thought.
B)The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process.
C)A natural, instinctual response to a stimulus.
D)When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another.
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Punishment
A)An act that results in decreasing a behavior.
B)A stimulus that means nothing to someone.
C)When you are reinforced by something taken away from the environment.
D)Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment.
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Schedules of reinforcement
A)Something that triggers an automatic, instinctual response.
B)Inconsistent reinforcement.
C)A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time.
D)The patterns of reinforcement.
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Continuous reinforcement
A)Always reinforcing behavior.
B)A response that the subject is trained to perform.
C)When someone can generally respond to similar stimuli.
D)Reinforcement that is regular, but not scheduled.
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Stimulus generalization
A)When you are reinforced by having something taken away from the environment.
B)Learning by watching or listening to the behavior of others
C)Learning process in which an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment.
D)When someone can generally respond to similar stimuli.
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Variable-interval schedule
A)To shape or influence learned behavior.
B)When you are reinforced by something is taken away from the environment.
C)A schedule in which the time between reinforcements varies around some average, rather than being fixed.
D)Learning that happens accidentally, without direct thought.
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Negative reinforcer
A)When you are reinforced by taking something away from the environment.
B)Reinforcement that is given regularly, but not specifically scheduled.
C)Always reinforcing behavior.
D)Behavior that is unlearned or extinct.
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Positive reinforcer
A)The process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience.
B)Consistent, scheduled reinforcement.
C)Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment.
D)To shape or influence learned behavior.
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Unconditioned response
A)Organisms' natural response to a stimulus.
B)An act that result in decreasing a behavior.
C)Reinforcement that is regular, but not scheduled.
D)Inconsistent reinforcement.
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Behavior modification
A)A response that the subject is trained to perform.
B)Purposefully changing behavior.
C)Behavior that is unlearned or extinct.
D)The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process.
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Classical Conditioning
A)A natural, instinctual response to a stimulus.
B)Consistent, scheduled reinforcement.
C)When someone can generally respond to similar stimuli.
D)A learned connection between a stimulus and a reward or punishment.
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Observational learning
A)Learning by watching
B)Change in behavior or thought based on practice or experience.
C)Purposefully changing behavior.
D)Always reinforcing behavior.
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Shaping
A)The patterns of reinforcement.
B)When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another.
C)To shape or influence learned behavior
D)A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time.
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Extinction
A)The new stimulus that was originally ineffective in eliciting a given response, but has become capable of doing so.
B)Stimulus that does not elicit any particular response.
C)Behavior that is unlearned or extinct.
D)Reinforcement that is given regularly, but not specifically scheduled.
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Unconditioned stimulus
A)Stimulus that elicits a physiological or emotional response before any conditioning takes place.
B)A conditioned response returns after an extinction period.
C)Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment.
D)Learning that happens accidentally, without direct thought.







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