To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop, the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal, then for leaping from that pedestal to another. Next, the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward
Finally, the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward. This is an example of ________.
a. secondary learning
b. modeling
c. negative reinforcement
d. shaping
Answer: d
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a. empiricism b. faith c. tenacity d. intuition
Being a good team member is important because
A. You can slack off and no one will notice B. The ensuing conflict can be fun C. It is key to accomplishing group goals
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a. impermeable constructions b. tight constructions c. abstract constructions d. loose constructions
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a. Type A behavior b. Type B behavior c. vacillating in a conflict situation d. learned helplessness