Suppose a Child Grows Up Hearing His Parents Making Derogatory

question 43

Multiple Choice

Suppose a child grows up hearing his parents making derogatory comments about African Americans, and eventually the child comes to have negative feelings about African Americans. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• A) the derogatory comments
• B) the negative feelings
• C) the African Americans
• D) the parents

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