After the Successful Extinction of Your Son's Whining for a Toy

question 370

Multiple Choice

After the successful extinction of your son's whining for a toy while you are shopping, you go shopping several weeks later and he begins to whine for a toy as if he is "just checking to see if the rules have changed back." This situation illustrates

• A) shaping.
• B) spontaneous recovery.
• C) stimulus generalization.
• D) stimulus discrimination.

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Definitions:

Social Readjustment Rating Scale

A scale that measures the stress levels of different life events to predict their impact on an individual's health.

Inherently Stressful

Referring to situations, tasks, or conditions that are naturally predisposed to causing stress or tension.

Chronic Stressors

Threatening events that have a relatively long duration and no readily apparent time limit.

Ambient Stressors

Environmental factors or conditions that cause stress, such as noise, air pollution, or overcrowding.