As a Child,Blaine Was Attacked by a Goose and Subsequently

question 14

Multiple Choice

As a child,Blaine was attacked by a goose and subsequently developed a severe fear of waterfowl.As he got older,the fear gradually faded until it was all but forgotten.Blaine is now in his early twenties and recently went strolling through a park by the river where he came across a flock of geese.The geese stared at him and he felt slightly fearful,though not as afraid as he had been as a child.Blaine's fear response to the geese in the park is an example of

• A)stimulus discrimination.
• B)stimulus generalization.
• C)extinction.
• D)spontaneous recovery.

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Definitions:

Vertigo

Equilibrium disorder that is often associated with problems in the receptors of the semicircular canals in the ear.

Tympanic Membrane

Membranous region that receives air vibrations in an auditory organ; in humans, the eardrum.

Bipolar Cells

A type of neuron found in the retina, serving as an intermediary between photoreceptors (rods and cones) and ganglion cells, contributing to the processing of visual information.

Basilar Membrane

A key structure in the cochlea of the inner ear that oscillates in response to sound, playing a critical role in the perception of sound.