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When I opened the refrigerator to get some food, my dog Jasmine would come to the kitchen and I would give her a snack. After a while, every time I opened the refrigerator Jasmine would run to the kitchen. In this example, running to the kitchen is an example of ______.  

When a salient cue and a nonsalient cue are presented together with an unconditioned stimulus, the salient cue will accrue more associative strength than the nonsalient cue. This is called ______.

Habituation allows us to ______, while ______ reinstates the response in case the stimuli become important.

A decrease in a response due to repeated exposures is called ______.

Curtis is going to Scotland. When he arrives, his friends take him to a pub where they serve beer and Haggis. After consuming a small amount of the Haggis, Curtis ate Scottish salmon. However, the next time Curtis enters the pub, he had three helpings of the Haggis. This is an example of

The AESOP model introduces the principle that ______.

Maurice was walking down a street in a new city where he has never been before. At first, he was frightened from all the cars, noise, and the people. However, as time progressed, Maurice became less and less fearful. Maurice is experiencing ______.

Phoebe has taught her cat Sonia to rollover in order to obtain a piece of cat food. One morning after feeding. Phoebe tries to get Sonia to roll over but Sonja refuses to comply. Which of Thorndike’s laws best explains this failure?

According to the Rescorla–Wagner model, why does blocking occur?

A dog is given some food and salivates. After the dog salivates at a high steady rate a bell is rung, the food is given and the dog salivates. After a period of time the dog salivates to the bell. Then, when the bell is rung but no food is given, the animal’s salvation level decreases. This is called ______.