Sal’s dog loves to go on a walk and starts spinning in circles and wagging his tail in excitement when his lead is clipped onto his collar. Eventually Sal begins to notice that his dog starts to act excited when he puts on his tennis shoes before a
walk. His dog’s behavior of spinning in circles and wagging his tail when Sal puts on his tennis shoes is a(n) __________.
a) conditioned response
b) conditioned stimulus
c) unconditioned response
d) unconditioned stimulus
Answer: A
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A. alexia B. aphonia C. apraxia D. alogia
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A. depersonalization disorder B. psychogenic amnesia C. disidentity disorder D. derealization disorder
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a. ?partial reinforcement b. ?successive approximation c. ?secondary reinforcement d. ?delayed reinforcement
Charlie wants to get a job in which he is rewarded for his work on a fixed interval reinforcement schedule. Which job should Charlie pursue??
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