Many Phobias Can Be Traced Back to a Time When

question 241

Multiple Choice

Many phobias can be traced back to a time when the person was frightened, injured, or upset by a particular stimulus, especially in childhood, and would, thus, be based on

• A)inherited familial patterns.
• B)emotional conditioning.
• C)operant extinction.
• D)instrumental acquisition.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that involves creating associations between a naturally occurring stimulus and a previously neutral stimulus.

Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by the behavior's consequences, such as reward or punishment.

Instinctive Drift

The inclination of an animal to return to innate behaviors that disrupt a learned response.

Sensory Adaptation

The adaptation process of sensory receptors becoming duller in response to stimuli that stays the same over time.