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QUESTION 48

Mason, a stockbroker, runs two miles every day after work because it reduces his level of stress. Mason's running habit is maintained by a ________ reinforcer.

	A.	partial
	B.	negative
	C.	positive
	D.	conditioned

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QUESTION 49

John is displaying behavior problems in his third grade classroom. He becomes disruptive whenever called to reading group. His teacher sends him down to the principal's office for discipline. His disruptions continue. A functional behavioral assessment on John, who has yet undiagnosed dyslexia, identifies being sent to the principal as a ______________.

	A.	Positive reinforcement
	B.	Punishment
	C.	Negative reinforcement
	D.	Conditioned stimulus

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QUESTION 50

Every Saturday morning, Arnold quickly washes the family's breakfast dishes so that his father will allow him to wash his car. In this instance, washing the car is a(n)

	A.	negative reinforcer.
	B.	conditioned response.
	C.	positive reinforcer.
	D.	unconditioned response.

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QUESTION 51

After one chimpanzee sees a second chimp open a box that contains a food reward, the first animal opens a similar box with great speed. This best illustrates

	A.	higher-order conditioning.
	B.	respondent behavior.
	C.	observational learning.
	D.	spontaneous recovery.

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QUESTION 52

Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food illustrate

	A.	observational learning.
	B.	spontaneous recovery.
	C.	classical conditioning.
	D.	operant conditioning.

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QUESTION 53

Some information in our fleeting ________ is encoded into short-term memory.

	A.	sensory memory
	B.	automatic memory
	C.	long-term memory
	D.	shallow memory

Answer 1

1.Option C)

Reinforcements increase a behavior while punishment seeks to reduce a behavior.Mason's running is reinforced due to negative reinforcerment, which is the removal of an aversive stimuli ie stress.

2.John, who has yet undiagnosed dyslexia, identifies being sent to the principal as a

negative reinforcement because it helps him avoid the reading classes which are the cause of his distress due to dyslexia.

3.Option C)

In this instance, washing the car is a positive reinforcer, as it is a desirable outcome which will increase the washing of dishes behavior in Arnold.

4.Option C)The chimpanzee was exhibiting observational learning.

5.Option C)

pets exhibit classical conditioning, the previously neutral stimulus sound of can opener becomes a conditioned stimulus after repeated pairing with food.

6.Option A)Some information in our fleeting sensory memory is encoded into short-term memory, attention and emotions are two processes which make the sensory memory enter Short term memory.