Frank Becomes So Anxious Upon Entering a Classroom to Take

question 113

Multiple Choice

Frank becomes so anxious upon entering a classroom to take an exam that his ability to concentrate is affected.What could best explain this anxiety?

• A) Higher-order conditioning
• B) Stimulus association
• C) Stimulus discrimination
• D) Acquisition

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Definitions:

Internalizing Coping Styles

Psychological strategies that involve inward processing of stress, including emotional and cognitive responses, rather than externalizing behaviors.

Resistance

In therapy, the act of opposing or struggling against change, often manifested by the patient's reluctance to discuss, remember, or acknowledge certain feelings, thoughts, or experiences.

Pathological Gambling

A disorder characterized by a persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior that leads to significant distress or impairment.

Meta-analysis

A statistical technique that combines the results of multiple scientific studies to arrive at a conclusion that has greater statistical power than any of the individual studies.