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Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz
Instructions:
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_______ increase the frequency of a behavior.
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Define Reinforcement
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In operant conditioning, a procedure in which reinforcement guides toward closer approximations of the desired goal
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A punishment are _______ ________ that when they are applied, decrease the frequency of the behavior they follow
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What is discrimination ?
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Based on the principles of classical conditioning a fear- technique that involves exposing the individual to a harmless stimulus until fear responses to that stimulus are extinguished
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___________ is the tendency to respond in the same way to stimuli that have similar characteristics
Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz
(Answer Key)
Instructions:
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_______ increase the frequency of a behavior.
Rewards
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Define Reinforcement
a stimulus or event that follows a response and increase the frequency that respond
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In operant conditioning, a procedure in which reinforcement guides toward closer approximations of the desired goal
Shaping
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A punishment are _______ ________ that when they are applied, decrease the frequency of the behavior they follow
unwanted events
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What is discrimination ?
The ability to distinguish the conditioned stimulus from other stimuli that are similar
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Based on the principles of classical conditioning a fear- technique that involves exposing the individual to a harmless stimulus until fear responses to that stimulus are extinguished
Flooding
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___________ is the tendency to respond in the same way to stimuli that have similar characteristics
Generalization