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kellyjaisingh

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Which example best illustrates operant conditioning?
 
  a. A man gets nauseated when he smells the same kind of food that once caused him food poisoning.
  b. A man asks for a raise because, in the past, his requests have been successful.
 c. A woman has been frightened by thunderstorms all her life.
 d. A child watches a friend steal from a store, so he thinks he might steal sometime in the future.

Question 2

A common myth about behavioral approaches assumes that people are ____.
 
  a. empty organisms
 b. active participants in the developmental process
  c. overwhelmed by their free will
 d. greatly affected by their internal mental life



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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