A Child Typically Needs to Burn Her Hand on a Hot

question 105

Multiple Choice

A child typically needs to burn her hand on a hot stove only once to learn to avoid doing this in the future. Psychologists involved in classical conditioning would most likely consider this as an example of

• A) negative reinforcement.
• B) fear conditioning.
• C) punishment.
• D) habituation.
• E) uni-trial extinction.

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