Nic is terrified of going to the dentist office because of the discomfort and pain he has experienced before. The last time Nic had a tooth pulled, his eyes were locked onto his dentist's white coat. Now when Nic sees someone in a white coat, he becomes afraid because the white coat predicts the experience of pain. This example demonstrates
A. insight learning.
B. shaping.
C. stimulus generalization.
D. spontaneous discrimination.
Answer: C
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a. illusory correlations. b. the jigsaw classroom. c. subtyping. d. self-fulfilling prophecies.
If an adopted adult's weight is more strongly correlated with the weight of their biological parents rather than their adopted parents, then this provides evidence for:
A. environmental factors B. psychosocial hunger factors C. peripheral cues D. genetic hunger factors
Women have been found to use more rapport-talk, which ____
a. opens the way for judgment b. reduces constraining gender roles c. imparts knowledge d. establishes relationships and connections
In the context of operant conditioning, ________ weakens a response through the application of an unpleasant stimulus.
A. habituation B. negative reinforcement C. extinction D. positive punishment