In Middle Childhood, Conventional Thought Tends to Emerge, and Children Usually

question 58

Multiple Choice

In middle childhood, conventional thought tends to emerge, and children usually begin to judge right and wrong in terms of _______.

• A) social conventions, rules, and laws
• B) punishment, reward, and praise
• C) acceptance, rejection, and friendship
• D) personal morals, principles, and objective truths

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response, often occurring when the reinforcement previously associated with the behavior is removed.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated to other stimuli that are similar, leading to a similar response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a pause or period of apparent extinction.

Principle of Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, often observed in classical conditioning.