Graham Is a 5-Year-Old Who Has a Conditioned Fear of Furry

question 109

Multiple Choice

Graham is a 5-year-old who has a conditioned fear of furry and hairy things. He is fond of a snack of milk and chocolate cookies and associates pleasant feelings with it. Psychologists pair a cat with the snack that Graham enjoys until his fear of the cat goes away. This is an example of ________.

• A) counterconditioning
• B) stimulus discrimination
• C) instinctive drift
• D) spontaneous recovery

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