Some bears kept in the zoo allow veterinarians to routinely give them total body checkups. These bears open their mouths for teeth cleaning and present their paws for nail clipping. Your friend wonders how anyone could ever get these dangerous animals to be so cooperative without anesthesia. You, however, a psychology student, quickly surmise that the bears had undergone _____.
A. discovery learning
B. classical conditioning
C. secondary reinforcement
D. operant conditioning
Answer: D. operant conditioning
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A) high rates of drug addiction. B) youth and inexperience. C) absence of social support. D) separation from family.
Blue jays usually do not eat Monarch butterflies. This is an example of a(n) __________
a. conditioned taste aversion b. fixed action pattern c. unconditional response d. conditioned emotional response
Dr. Skinner is a behavioral psychologist. How would she view an anxiety disorder??
a. ?as stemming from the unconscious b. ?as stemming from some biological malfunction c. ?as a result of learning d. ?as a result of discomfort with the self
Humans store memories in ______.
A. different parts of the brain B. the hippocampus C. Bartlett's area D. the brain's memory center