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After a pigeon learns to peck at a green light, the pigeon also pecks at a light that is a slightly different shade of green. This is an example of generalization. True or false?

Since her grandmother’s recent illness, Sarah has a heightened awareness of her family’s health, and gets overly worried anytime a family member appears the least bit unwell. This is an example of:

A professor gives her class donuts every Monday. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

Drug addicts continue taking drugs in part to avoid the unpleasant effects of withdrawal. In this case, the behavior of taking drugs is being negatively reinforce. True or false?

In Ebbinghaus studies of memory, what was the dependent variable?

Over the first several weeks at the stable, Jenn becomes better at telling the various horses apart. This is an example of perceptual learning. True or false?

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, blocking occurs because:

Positive reinforcement involves _____ an outcome to _____ a behavior.

Money is an example of a primary reinforcer. True or false?

The main difference between reinforcement and punishment is that: