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Question 1
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E. L. Thorndike is known for each of the following EXCEPT
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Choice (5) | Response | |
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a. | asserting that individuals repeat behaviors that lead to positive consequences | |
b. | the discovery of state-dependent learning | |
c. | the concept of instrumental learning | |
d. | the law of effect | |
e. | learning experiment using cats in puzzle boxes |
Question 2
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What is the key distinction between classical conditioning and operant conditioning?
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Choice (5) | Response | |
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a. | Operant conditioning attempts to pair an unrelated stimuli and response, whereas classical conditioning attempts to extinguish such pairings. | |
b. | Operant conditioning is used in human therapy, whereas classical conditioning is used only with other animals. | |
c. | Operant conditioning emphasizes the consequences of behavior, whereas classical conditioning emphasizes the association between stimuli. | |
d. | Operant conditioning focuses on rewards, whereas classical conditioning focuses on punishment. | |
e. | Operant conditioning attempts to pairs an unrelated stimuli and response, whereas classical conditioning underscores the consequences of behavior. |
Question 3
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Punishment has been found to
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Choice (5) | Response | |
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a. | be most effective in producing proactive inhibition | |
b. | mask, rather than extinguish, conditioned responses | |
c. | be the most efficient means of bringing about the extinction of undesirable behaviors | |
d. | produce the extinction of phobias | |
e. | be most effective in producing retroactive inhibition |