Classical Conditioning Could Easily Account for How a Young Child

question 102

Multiple Choice

Classical conditioning could easily account for how a young child might learn to

• A) become potty-trained.
• B) feed himself.
• C) pick up his toys.
• D) fear the dentist.

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Definitions:

Social Status

The position or rank of a person or group within the social hierarchy.

Environmental Factor

Any external influence, including social, cultural, and physical environments, that can affect an individual’s development and behavior.

Self-Selection

The process by which individuals choose themselves into a group or situation based on their own preferences or attributes, potentially leading to non-random sampling.

Epigenetics

The study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence.