Author Question: Erik dated Mandy, who was a brunette, for about six months. He found Mandy nice but rather boring. ... (Read 39 times)

cherise1989 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Erik dated Mandy, who was a brunette, for about six months. He found Mandy nice but rather boring. He then dated Angele, who was very spontaneous, funny, exciting, and had reddish-brown hair. Now that he and Angele have broken up, Erik goes out with his friends on the weekends and approaches only girls with red hair. Erik's friend, a behaviorist, suggests that Erik's behavior illustrates the _____.

A) peak shift effect
B) partial reinforcement effect
C) shaping effect
D) systematic desensitization effect

Question 2

An animal's response is reinforced in the presence of a tone that is 50 decibels (dB) in loudness, but not a tone that is 70 dB in loudness. In a test of generalization, the strongest response will most likely be to a tone that is _____ dB in loudness.

A) 40
B) 90
C) 60
D) 80