Suppose a child is knocked down by a large dog and develops a fear of the dog. Later the child frequently sees this dog in front of a neighbor's house, and develops a fear of the neighbor's house. This example illustrates
A) second-order conditioning
B) generalization
C) discrimination
D) spontaneous recovery
Answer: A) second-order conditioning
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a. She would argue that it helps reduce the stigma of being a woman with a mental disorder. b. She will favor its inclusion in future editions of the DSM. c. She would prefer that it be seen as a physical condition, not a mental disorder. d. She would prefer that it not be seen as a problem at all.
When capable of concrete operational thought, children
are limited to intuitive, perceptual focusing. can apply their reasoning to real situations. can reason about abstractions. are likely to be misled by appearances.
Pfaus and colleagues (2001) stated that rats prefer a location that has previously been paired with a mate for copulation. This phenomenon is called:
a. classical conditioned sex b. mating location preference c. sexual habituation d. conditional place preference
During the _____, an adult patient is asked to tell stories about a series of cards, each featuring an ambiguous interpersonal scene.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).