In Robert Rescorla's Experiment, What Happened to the Group of Dogs

question 96

Multiple Choice

In Robert Rescorla's experiment, what happened to the group of dogs to whom a shock was consistently presented after a tone?

• A)The group of dogs became immune to the shock.
• B)The group of dogs became calm in the presence of the tone.
• C)The group of dogs learned to show a playful response in the presence of the tone.
• D)The group of dogs learned to show a fear response at the sound of the tone.

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