Little Albert was conditioned to fear white rats when the appearance of the white rat was always followed by a loud noise. When researchers presented a block of wood, however, Little Albert showed no fear response. Little Albert's lack of response to the block of wood illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as:
a. stimulus generalization
b. aversive conditioning
c. conditioned inhibition
d. stimulus discrimination
D
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a. associative learning b. reflexes c. loudness perception d. color vision
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A) Gender identity B) Gender stability C) Gender constancy D) Gender complexity
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A. major shift in autonomy from parent to child. B. increase in coregulation of the child's activities. C. increase in physical punishment. D. increase in time spent under parental supervision.
Using placebos
A) ?makes it easier to determine the effectiveness of a therapeutic intervention. B) ?does not produce any type of unfavorable effect. C) ?is easy to control in psychotherapeutic treatment. D) ?hampers the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment programs.