Questions

1. If we reinforce a desired response every time it occurs, we are using a ________ ________ schedule.
2. ________ punishment weakens a response by removing or reducing something pleasant after the response.
3. ________ studied observational learning of aggression by having children watch an adult interact aggressively with an inflatable doll.
4. Thorndike placed ________ inside a “puzzle box” to study learning.
5. A ________ is a strong and irrational fear of a specific situation, object or activity.
6. In classical conditioning, CR stands for ________ ________.
7. In order to extinguish a CR, we would have to present the ________ ________ repeatedly without the US.
8. Pavlov’s dogs were trained to salivate to the sound of a bell because the sound had been repeatedly associated with food.  In this example, food is the ________ ________.
9. ________ ________ strengthens a response by reducing or removing something unpleasant.
10. People who earn a monthly salary are being reinforced on a ________ ________ schedule.

Answers

1. continuous reinforcement
2. negative
3. Bandura
4. cats
5. phobia
6. conditioned response
7. conditioned stimulus
8. unconditioned stimulus
9. negative reinforcement
10. fixed-interval