Jamie Believes That If She Steps on a Crack in the Sidewalk

question 22

Multiple Choice

Jamie believes that if she steps on a crack in the sidewalk on her way to an exam, she will fail the exam. What form of unscientific thinking is Jamie demonstrating?

• A) overgeneralization
• B) premature closure of inquiry
• C) the exception to the rule
• D) mystification

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Definitions:

Comparator Model

A cognitive theory suggesting that the decision to act is based on comparisons between the expected outcome of an action and the current state.

Conditioned Stimulus 2

A stimulus that originally had no response but becomes conditioned to elicit a response through association with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus Association

The process by which an unconditioned stimulus becomes linked with another stimulus, leading to a natural and automatic response.

Overshadowing

In a compound conditioning situation, the prevention of conditioning to one stimulus due to the presence of a more salient or intense stimulus.