Wyatt Has Noticed Some Recent Changes in His 10-Month-Old Daughter,Cosette's,behavior

question 49

Multiple Choice

Wyatt has noticed some recent changes in his 10-month-old daughter,Cosette's,behavior.Ever since she started crawling a few weeks ago,she

• A) no longer displays attachment behaviors toward Wyatt.
• B) displays signs of being more interested in her brother than in Wyatt.
• C) shows signs of distress when Wyatt leaves her with a babysitter.
• D) plays happily whenever Wyatt drops her off at day care.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

The process by which learning is facilitated through the connection of a stimulus from the environment with one that occurs innately, resulting in a conditioned reaction.