An Infant Is Born with Facial Irregularities and a Small,malformed

question 4

Multiple Choice

An infant is born with facial irregularities and a small,malformed brain.As the child grows up,she shows symptoms of mental retardation and tends to be both irritable and hostile.It is most likely that this infant's abnormalities are the product of:

• A) HIV.
• B) untreated syphilis.
• C) fetal alcohol syndrome.
• D) nicotine.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is elicited by a different, but similar, stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest, without any further conditioning.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying operant conditioning in animals, involving levers, stimuli, and rewards.

Operant-Conditioning Chamber

A controlled environment used in behavioral psychology to study animal behavior through rewards and punishments.