An Experimenter Attempting to Classically Condition a New Behavior in a Dog

question 88

Multiple Choice

An experimenter attempting to classically condition a new behavior in a dog unintentionally presents the CS without the US several times during the conditioning process. She finds that this intermittent pairing ________.

• A) increases the rate of learning and the strength of the final learned response
• B) has no effect on the rate of learning or the strength of the final learned response
• C) increases the rate of learning but decreases the strength of the final learned response
• D) reduces the rate of learning and the strength of the final learned response

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Definitions:

Frustration

A feeling of dissatisfaction or annoyance arising from unmet expectations or obstacles.

Unconscious Conflicts

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Maslow

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