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Skinner's argument included the idea of operant conditioning, which refers to his belief that ____.
 
  a. the strengthening or weakening of behavior, depending upon the presence or absence of reinforcement or punishment, explains all human behavior
  b. all human behavior can be explained by operant conditioning, involving the strengthening or weakening of behavior, depending only on the presence of punishment
  c. human behavior is highly unpredictable and, as a result, only some human behavior can be explained in terms of reinforcement-punishment relationships
  d. human behavior cannot be understood without taking into account the purpose of the behavior

Question 2

The landmark experiment in which dogs salivate at the sight of the person who feeds them provides an example of ____.
 
  a. classically conditioned learning
  b. instrumental learning
 c. social learning
 d. physiological psychology


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katieost

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thank you


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