Because three-year-old Susie was scratched by her neighbor's furry black cat, she developed a phobia for the cat as well as becoming fearful of any black, furry object, including her mother's black fake fur hat. Susie's fear of her mother's hat and any other furry black object demonstrates
a. spontaneous recovery.
b. negative transfer.
c. stimulus generalization.
d. operant conditioning.
C
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a. Social learning theory b. Evolutionary theory c. Gender schema theory d. Feminist theory
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a. cognitive psychologists c. evolutionary psychologists b. behaviorists d. psychodynamic psychologists
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A) contentment B) fear C) hunger D) sucking
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a) pride and guilt b) embarrassment and guilt c) pride and shame d) interest and distress