Explain the Cold War Policy of Containment

question 56

Essay

Explain the cold war policy of containment. What were the origins of this policy, and what are two important examples of its application between 1947 and 1953?

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Definitions:

Avoidance

A coping mechanism involving the action of staying away from certain situations, activities, or people to prevent discomfort or anxiety.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A form of learning where a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, causing the new stimulus to elicit the conditioned response without a direct association.

Extinction

In psychology, the process through which a conditioned response diminishes and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without the unconditioned stimulus.