When Sara was six years old, she was attacked by a large dog, and her leg and arm were bitten quite badly. As an adult, she is still terrified of dogs. Just the sight of a dog in a television commercial is enough to make her feel anxious and fearful. Based on classical conditioning principles, a behavioral therapist would suggest the conditioned stimulus in Sara's phobia is:
a. the dog biting her
b. the pain she experienced when the dog bit her
c. the sight of a dog
d. the fear and anxiety that she now experiences when she sees a dog
A
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a. there have been problems because people in the research self-identify the group to which they belong. b. there are many ethnic groups in China that differ greatly, so generalizations based simply on being Chinese are suspect. c. most people in China are not literate, so they cannot participate fully in research projects and the results are limited. d. there are too many people in China to be able to get a realistic picture of the population, so comparisons to the West are difficult.