A Red Light That Signals Footshock Causes Rats to Freeze

question 53

Multiple Choice

A red light that signals footshock causes rats to freeze if the interstimulus interval is 10 seconds, but causes the rats to jump in a fighting posture if very short interstimulus intervals are used.This conditioned behavior is best predicted by which of the following?

• A)the behavioral systems model
• B)the stimulus substitution model
• C)belongingness
• D)the compensatory response model

Understand the role of personality psychologists and the development of predictive behavioral assessments.

Recognize behaviorism and other early fields in psychology that emphasized empirical evidence.

Understand how theoretical diversity and multiple perspectives contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of psychological phenomena.

Appreciate the multifactorial causation of behavior and the interaction between hereditary factors and the environment.

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