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A child throws tantrums in a grocery store. After several experiences, the parent decides to extinguish the behavior. After a period of time, the temper tantrums decrease and stop. One day, the child throws a tantrum and the parent gives a piece of candy. The next time the child goes to the grocery store, they again throw a tantrum but this time the parent does not give the candy. The following time, when the child goes to the grocery store they throw a more intense tantrum than they did before. When this type of behavior occurs, it is called ______.

When a reinforcer depends on both time and responding, this is called ______.

Martin wants to lose weight. One way to do that might be to ______.

In active avoidance training, the subject is trained to ______.

Why do people overdose from taking the same amounts of heroin?

Stages of contingency management include ______.

After canceling your car appointment, the technician asks if you would like to reschedule. You indicate you need to check your schedule but never call them back. This is an example of ______.

Which of the following is part of Mackintosh’s view of conditioning?

Jane was walking down the street with her friend Joe. Suddenly, a dog came up and bit Joe on the leg resulting in blood going everywhere. As a result, Jane now is extremely afraid of dogs. This is an example of ______.

The specified relationship between behavior and reinforcement is called ______.