Rats That Received Unpredictable Electric Shocks in a Laboratory Experiment

question 161

Multiple Choice

Rats that received unpredictable electric shocks in a laboratory experiment subsequently became apprehensive when returned to that same laboratory setting. This best illustrates that anxiety disorders may result from

• A) stimulus generalization.
• B) observational learning.
• C) reinforcement.
• D) classical conditioning.

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