An 11-Year-Old Girl with an Overactive Immune System That Attacks

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Multiple Choice

An 11-year-old girl with an overactive immune system that attacks her own body receives a treatment in which cod liver oil is paired with an immune-suppressant drug. After these initial trials, she occasionally receives only cod liver oil (without the drug) , yet her body still shows the desired impairment of functioning. According to the principles of classical conditioning, the cod liver oil would be considered the:

• A) unconditioned response.
• B) conditioned stimulus.
• C) unconditioned stimulus.
• D) conditioned response.

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Definitions:

Pretense/Symbolic Play

Play that occurs when a child transforms the physical environment into a symbol.

Transforms

Refers to a significant change or conversion in form, appearance, nature, or character.

Physical Environment

The physical surroundings in which an organism lives, including both natural and built environments.

Grounded in Rules

Based on or derived from a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles.