Chapter 8: Learning
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Questions
- If we reinforce a desired response every time it occurs, we are using a ________ ________ schedule.
 - ________ punishment weakens a response by removing or reducing something pleasant after the response.
 - ________ studied observational learning of aggression by having children watch an adult interact aggressively with an inflatable doll.
 - Thorndike placed ________ inside a “puzzle box” to study learning.
 - A ________ is a strong and irrational fear of a specific situation, object or activity.
 - In classical conditioning, CR stands for ________ ________.
 - In order to extinguish a CR, we would have to present the ________ ________ repeatedly without the US.
 - Pavlov’s dogs were trained to salivate to the sound of a bell because the sound had been repeatedly associated with food. In this example, food is the ________ ________.
 - ________ ________ strengthens a response by reducing or removing something unpleasant.
 - People who earn a monthly salary are being reinforced on a ________ ________ schedule.
 
Answers
- continuous reinforcement
 - negative
 - Bandura
 - cats
 - phobia
 - conditioned response
 - conditioned stimulus
 - unconditioned stimulus
 - negative reinforcement
 - fixed-interval