Carter Spills His Orange Juice While Playing at the Table

question 62

Multiple Choice

Carter spills his orange juice while playing at the table. He refutes his punishment by insisting that the incident was an accident. Carter is displaying

• A) autonomous morality.
• B) heteronomous morality.
• C) immanent justice.
• D) punishment of intent.

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Definitions:

UCS

An acronym for Unconditioned Stimulus, which in classical conditioning theory is an event that naturally and automatically triggers a specific response without previous conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A process of learning that takes place when there is a connection between an environmental trigger and a stimulus that occurs naturally.

Previously Neutral

Refers to a stimulus that initially elicits no innate response until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus in the learning process of classical conditioning.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.