PSYC 3610H Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Reinforcement, Weaning, It Gets Better Project

36. A lawyer escapes an unhappy family situation by going to a tavern. Soon she is stopping by the tavern on her way home from work every day. Avoiding her family by going to the tavern is an example of behaviour maintained by A) punishment B) classical conditioning C) extinction D) positive reinforcement E) negative reinforcement

30. The gradual disappearance of aresponse that is no longer being reinforced is called: a. extinction. c. spontaneous remission b. unconditioning. d. conditioned forgetting. e. none of these.

29. Four year old Louise injured a small puppy while she was playing with it. Later on when other small children are near the puppy he becomes very upset and barks loudly. This illustrates A) operant conditioning B) extinction C) stimulus generalization D) negative reinforcement E) higher-order conditioning