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Riley’s research on schedule-induced polydipsia in rats shows that:

Rebecca’s husband hits and kicks her on a regular basis regardless of how clean she keeps their home or how well she cooks dinner. Rebecca no longer tries to avoid her husband’s abuse. This is an example of _________.

John goes to Corky’s and experiences the taste of great ribs. According to Dickinson, John’s behavior is due to _________?

According to Dickinson, _________ control operant/instrumental behavior early in training; however, with prolonged training, operant/instrumental behavior is governed by _________?

When a colt is born, a rancher will typically ensure that he is the first object the newborn horse sees. He will then rub his hands from the newborn horses’ head to hooves to form a bond with the colt. This is an example of ___________.

According to the explanatory style view of optimism-pessimism, which of the following statements fits an optimistic style of explanation for a student’s failure on a math exam?

The two-choice discrimination task often produces behavioral contrast which refers to:

Stacey collects old records. At first, she loved to listen to them, but now when she buys a new one, she just puts it in a box with all of the rest? What caused Stacey to initially collect records?

Bandura and Adams completed a study showing how efficacy expectations     influence phobic behavior. Bandura and Adams found that

Many times, children who are physically abused by their parents will claim to still love their parents. According to Harlow’s research,