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Matching

1 .
The other day, I adopted a new kitten and gave him to a friend. As it turns out, this kitten loves canned cat food. Whenever he smells the food, he comes running to it ready to eat. My friend named the kitten Oliver and when she would want to feed him, she would call out "Oliver," and then put the food down. Using this list correctly identify the components of this conditioning:
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

1.1 Unconditioned Stimulus A. The cat's response to the name Oliver after three weeks.

1.2 Conditioned Stimulus B. cat food

1.3 Unconditioned Response C. The word "Oliver" to the cat when I first brought him in

1.4 Conditioned Response D. The cat's natural response to cat food

2 .
Match the schedule of reinforcement with an example of the schedule.
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

2.1 fixed-interval schedule A. an hourly wage

2.2 variable-interval schedule B. playing the slot machines at a casino

2.3 fixed-ratio schedule C. a teacher gives pop quizzes throughout a course

2.4 variable-ratio schedule D. a business traveler earns a free flight after 25,000 miles of air travel

3 .
Match the following components of operant conditioning with their definition.
Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

3.1 Positive reinforcement A. The removal of a negative stimulus

3.2 Negative reinforcement B. The removal of a positive stimulus

3.3 Positive punishment C. The presentation of an aversive stimulus

3.4 Negative punishment D. The presentation of a positive stimulus

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