Regarding classical conditioning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Stimulus generalization helps explain the development of phobias.
b. In extinction, conditioned responses gradually weaken and disappear.
c. By learning to differentiate among related stimuli, animals are able to distinguish between threatening and nonthreatening situations.
d. Stimulus generalization has survival value because it allows animals to generalize learned responses to originally threatening stimuli.
e. Extinguished responses are forgotten if they are not reinforced.
e
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A. Procedural surgical information given to a patient to reduce anxiety prior to surgery B. Surgery performed on brain tissue to reduce the symptoms of psychological disorders C. Surgery that severs the spinal cord of the patient D. A procedure in which brief electrical currents are used to trigger a seizure that typically lasts one minute
Studies show that taking an exam on material increases performance on a later exam even more than studying for an equal amount of time. This is referred to as
a. elaboration. b. sensitization. c. the testing effect. d. the overlearning effect.
Conflict, in the trucking game experiments, was greater in the bilateral threat condition than in the unilateral threat condition.
a. True b. False
In the United States, only medical doctors can write prescriptions for psychotropic medication. T F
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.