A pigeon learns to peck only at a red disk. It will not peck at an identical disk of any other color. This illustrates the concept of ___________

a. extinction
b. discrimination
c. avoidance training
d. desensitization

b

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Which of the following would a four-year-old child judge to be "wrong" even if an adult did not see it?

a. chewing with your mouth open b. saying "bless you" after someone sneezes c. teasing a peer about his or her appearance d. all of the above

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______ statements are to _____ comparisons as _______ statements are to ______ comparisons

a) Analytical; or; contradictory; an b) Analytical; and; contradictory; or c) Contradictory; or; analytical; true/false d) Contradictory; true/false; analytical, and

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