If Your Dog Gets Excited and Barks Each Time You

question 144

Multiple Choice

If your dog gets excited and barks each time you walk in the kitchen (because you usually give him a treat in the kitchen) then which of the following processes could reduce your dog's excitement?

• A) Acquisition
• B) Spontaneous recovery
• C) Extinction
• D) Sensitization

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Definitions:

Process 1

Often used to denote a basic, initial, or primary procedure or step in a series of actions or operations.

Automatically

Occurring or performed without conscious thought or intention, often as a result of learned behavior patterns.

Reflexive Processes

Cognitive operations and behaviors that occur automatically without conscious deliberation.

Dual Process Approach

A theory proposing that human cognition operates through two distinct types of processes: automatic, intuitive thinking (System 1), and deliberate, analytical reasoning (System 2).