To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop, the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal, then for leaping from that pedestal to another. Next the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward

Finally, the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward. This is an example of __________ .
a. modeling
b. shaping
c. negative reinforcement
d. secondary learning

Answer b % correct 91 a= 4 b= 91 c= 1 d= 4 r = .33

Psychology

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A) are very sensitive to criticism. B) avoid close relationships. C) are very sensitive to criticism and avoid close relationships. D) are indifferent to criticism and seek out close relationships.

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The tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes to internal factors while putting the blame for failures on external factors is called

a. the halo effect. b. projection. c. stereotyping. d. self-serving bias. e. contrast effects.

Psychology