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Mimi

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Jerome tries to please his parents by always being good, but whenever Jerome's older brother, Tom, misbehave, their parents punish both Tom and Jerome. Jerome soon stops trying to please his parents because he doesnt think it will make any difference. This change in Jerome's behavior is an example of ____.
 
  a. classical conditioning
  b. vicarious experience
  c. positive reinforcement
  d. learned helplessness

Question 2

Herbert, the rat, is put in a cage that is chilly. He operates in the environment by moving around the cage and bar-pressing. He discovers that moving around and bar-pressing have no impact on the temperature of the cage or anything else. Soon, Herbert stops moving around the cage at all, and when the temperature could be controlled through bar-pressing, he doesn't figure it out. Herbert is experiencing ____.
 
  a. learned helplessness
  b. stimulus discrimination
  c. punishment
  d. negative reinforcement


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jaykayy05

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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d

Answer to Question 2

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Mimi

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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