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D2AR0N

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Unlike operant or classical conditioning, in observational learning, ____.
 
  a. direct reinforcement is necessary to establish behavior
  b. new behaviors can be learned by watching others
 c. reinforcement must precede the person's action
 d. reinforcers are not necessary to maintain a behavior

Question 2

When Stanley is afraid of meeting a woman, he finds an excuse to run off by himself. The immediate effect of running away is to make him feel less anxious and more at ease. Stanley's behavior illustrates the ____.
 
  a. role of negative reinforcers in avoidance behavior
  b. fact that shaping can result in maladjusted behavior
  c. role of partial reinforcement in abnormal behavior
  d. power of positive reinforcement



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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