Kevin Studies His History Notes and Textbook While He Is

question 183

Multiple Choice

Kevin studies his history notes and textbook while he is drinking beer. According to some theorists, Kevin would later do better on his history exam if he also had alcohol in his system while taking the exam. These theorists would be basing their claim on:

• A) social learning theory.
• B) state-dependent learning.
• C) active-avoidance learning.
• D) associative memory learning.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

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

Generalization

The process by which individuals apply knowledge or behavior learned in one context to different but similar contexts.

Discrimination

Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, age, sex, or disability instead of individual merit.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that is naturally rewarding or satisfying, such as food or water, used to encourage specific behaviors in conditioning.