Through behavioral therapy, Jennifer was able to extinguish her fear of dogs and to actually pet a dog without tensing up. However, Jennifer has a new neighbor with a large dog that growled at her the first time she tried to pet it. Now, Jennifer's fearfulness toward all dogs has returned. This reoccurrence of her past fear is an example of
a. latent learning.
b. response chaining.
c. spontaneous recovery.
d. stimulus control.
C
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a. Motor skills become integrated into purposeful problem-solving strategies. b. Motor skills develop independently from causal relations. c. Infants are limited in their exploration of spoons by what they have observed in their home environment. d. Infants are unable to coordinate means and ends.
Explain the difference between the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis in a study
What will be an ideal response?
When people do actions without thinking, they sometimes say it occurred through "muscle memory." Where in the brain would this type of memory likely reside?
A. Striatum and cerebellum B. Hippocampus and frontal lobe C. Amygdala and striatum D. Cingulate gyrus and hippocampus
What is the name of the upper layer of the brain?
a) occipital lobe b) subcortical level c) hypothalamus d) cerebral cortex