Benson, a black lab, had learned to associate two stimuli with getting taken for a walk,
his owner getting out his leash, and his owner getting out a belt. Every time his owner picked up his belt, Benson would jump around and get excited. His owner wanted Benson to stop that so he repeatedly took out his belt without taking Benson for a walk, and always took him for a walk when getting out his leash. He was teaching Benson to _____
a) generalize.
b) extinguish.
c) discriminate.
d) learn preferentially.
Answer: c
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A. nominal scale B. ordinal scale C. interval scale D. ratio scale
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A) verbally name colours presented to him. B) associate the name of a colour with a name of an object (e.g., a yellow banana). C) sort colour patches into piles of red, green, and blue. D) match a colour to the word of the colour.
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A) exercising more. B) moving out of an area with a high population density. C) moving to a town with fewer immigrants or university graduates. D) moving to a wealthier area.