When the US is no longer paired with the CS or when reinforcement is no longer presented following a learned response, a process called ________ occurs
a. generalization
b. counterconditioning
c. disinhibition
d. extinction
Answer: d
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a. The junior high jump b. Academic regression c. Top dog, bottom dog d. Mainstreaming
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a) the amygdala b) the occipital lobe c) the hippocampus d) the temporal lobe
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. "In Pavlov's work with dogs, animals were not presented food unless they salivated when they heard the tone. " 2. "Acquisition is the phase of classical conditioning in which the initially neutral CS (conditioned stimulus) and US (unconditioned stimulus) are presented together. " 3. "Acquisition is the phase of classical conditioning in which the US elicits the UR. " 4. "Acquisition of a conditioned response starts low, increases slowly, and then rises rapidly for as long as the CS is paired with the US. " 5. "In second-order conditioning, a neutral stimulus becomes a CS when it is repeatedly paired with a previously established CS. "