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Mr3Hunna

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A pet owner teaches his dog a new trick, rewarding him after each correct response. After the trick is learned, the owner stops the rewards and the dog ceases the behavior. A month later the owner tries to show the dog off to a neighbor by giving the command for the trick. The dog does not respond. Skinner would attribute the non-response to
 
  a. fading.
  b. extinction.
  c. discrimination.
  d. punishment.

Question 2

Teaching students how to play tennis, an instructor decides to break down the skill into its component parts and teach each in turn. This approach is an example of
 
  a. generalization.
  b. discrimination.
  c. shaping.
  d. fading.


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

B

Answer to Question 2

C


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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
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