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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

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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



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cherise1989

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
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