Mowrer's (1947)notion That Classically Conditioned Anxiety Functions as the Drive

question 27

Multiple Choice

Mowrer's (1947) notion that classically conditioned anxiety functions as the drive stimulus that activates an avoidance response,while the anxiety reduction functions to reinforce the instrumental avoidance is known as:

• A)operant conditioning.
• B)classical conditioning.
• C)the two-factor theory of learning.
• D)instrumental conditioning.

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