Exam 21: A: Operant Conditioning

Classical conditioning involves a learned association between

When the Zantays eat dinner, the family dog begs for food. Sometimes, but not often, the children give in to the dog's begging and pass their pet a tasty morsel. You would be most justified in predicting that

B. F. Skinner recommended that we control behavior with ________ rather than with ________.

After receiving a couple of traffic tickets for speeding, Masako no longer drives faster than the legal speed limit. This best illustrates the impact of

Teachers who effectively shape their students' study habits are most likely to

A negative reinforcer ________ the behavior it follows.