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Awilson837

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Alex has learned that if his mom is upset and he praises her, she will cook him a great meal. However, if he praises his mom when she is in a good mood, she responds by saying, Are you trying to butter me up? and doesn't cook at all. In this example, Alex's mom's mood is a ____.
 
  a. discriminative conditioned stimulus
  b. reinforcer
  c. prohibitive control
  d. stimulus predictor

Question 2

Bart notices that his father, Homer, is usually in an agreeable mood after his mother, Marge, fixes him pork chops. However, Homer is quite grumpy after a meal of three-eyed fish. Bart has learned that it is much in his favor to ask Homer permission to do fun things on pork chop night and to avoid asking such questions when three-eyed fish is served. Bart is using the type of meal served as a ____.
 
  a. discriminative conditioned stimulus
  b. secondary reinforce
  c. vicarious experience
  d. negative reinforcement


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

ANSWER:
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Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
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