This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The basic idea underlying instrumental conditioning is that: a. responses are learned primarily ... (Read 151 times)

cookcarl

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 539
The basic idea underlying instrumental conditioning is that:
 
  a. responses are learned primarily through repetition.
  b. responses are affected by the consequences that follow them.
  c. learners are more motivated to acquire some behaviors than others.
  d. stimulus-response associations, once learned, are permanent.

Question 2

When are classically conditioned responses most likely to decrease (i.e., undergo extinction)?
 
  a. When the unconditioned stimulus is continually experienced in the absence of the conditioned stimulus
  b. When the conditioned stimulus is continually experienced in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus
  c. When the conditioned response is continually exhibited in the absence of the unconditioned response
  d. When, and only when, the conditioned response is not generalized to a new situation



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

onowka

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 353
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b





 

Did you know?

More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.

Did you know?

On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.

Did you know?

The cure for trichomoniasis is easy as long as the patient does not drink alcoholic beverages for 24 hours. Just a single dose of medication is needed to rid the body of the disease. However, without proper precautions, an individual may contract the disease repeatedly. In fact, most people develop trichomoniasis again within three months of their last treatment.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library