Dr. Wyrick is helping his client reduce his phobia of snakes. Which one of these concepts from classical conditioning would be most effective in reducing or eliminating the conditioned response of fear?
A. Acquisition
B. Aversion therapy
C. Extinction
D. Stimulus generalization
Answer: C
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a. age b. microsystem c. cohort d. social clock
Emily is currently experiencing the most severe of the disorders of consciousness (DOCs). In what state would we find her?
a) Emily would be deceased. b) Emily would be in a coma. c) Emily would be in a persistent vegetative state. d) Emily would be in an ephemeral vegetative state.
In terms of iron:
a. infants need significantly less iron, pound for pound, than adults. b. infants do not need iron at all. c. infants need significantly more iron, pound for pound, than adults. d. iron needs depend upon the gender of the infant, just like it does in adults.
B. F. Skinner examined __________, which refers to a learning process where behavior is changed by the consequences of that behavior
a. cognitive processing b. psychophysics c. observer bias d. operant conditioning