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lracut11

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John is playing in the front yard when a big dog starts running and barking towards him. The dog attack makes John's heart beat faster and John runs into the house to get away from the dog. Identify both the respondent and operant behaviors that occurred.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

When Nicole has to answer a question in class, she experiences tension and gets stuck on a word and repeats it several times before she is able to answer the question. Which habit behavior is Nicole exhibiting?
 
  a. nervous habit
  b. vocal tic
 c. stuttering
 d. motor tic


Silverbeard98

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The respondent behavior is the autonomic arousal (heart beating faster). The operant behavior is running into the house.

Answer to Question 2

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lracut11

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Reply #2 on: Jun 21, 2018
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