It Is Possible to Become Classically Conditioned by Simply Watching

question 182

Multiple Choice

It is possible to become classically conditioned by simply watching someone else respond to a stimulus in a process called __________.

• A) vicarious conditioning
• B) conditioned emotional responses
• C) stimulus generalization
• D) higher-order conditioning

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Definitions:

Herbivory

The consumption of plants by animals, a key ecological interaction that influences plant community structure and dynamics.

Competitive Exclusion

A principle stating that two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist at constant population values if other ecological factors remain constant.

Character Displacement

Character displacement refers to the evolutionary changes in traits among similar species which reduce competition when they inhabit the same ecosystem, allowing for coexistence.

Interference Competition

A form of competition wherein one organism directly obstructs another from accessing a resource.