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Learning that two events are connected is learning.
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In classical conditioning, the stimulus that produces a response without prior learning is the stimulus.
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In classical conditioning, the weakening of the conditioned response in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus is .
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A person conditioned to blink to the sound of a buzzer who then blinks after several months of not hearing the buzzer is demonstrating .
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A dog that has been conditioned to salivate to a 10 decibel tone and then salivates to a 15 decibel tone is demonstrating .
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The form of learning in which the consequences of behavior produce change in the probability of the behavior's occurrence is .
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The process of rewarding successive approximations of a desired behavior is .
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A rat that is receives a food pellet after every tenth time it presses a lever is on a - reinforcement schedule.
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An increase in the frequency of a behavior because it is followed by the removal of an aversive stimulus is .
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Food, water, and sex are reinforcers.
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A consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur is .
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The application of operant conditioning principles to change human behavior is .
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A teacher who tells a class that they will go on a field trip if every student finishes an assignment is using the principle.
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An organism's mental representation of the structure in physical space is a .
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A form of problem solving in which the organism develops a sudden understanding of a problem's solution is learning.





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