After Being Frightened by a Cockroach, Joe Cringes When Anyone

question 17

Multiple Choice

After being frightened by a cockroach, Joe cringes when anyone talks about bugs. This is an example of

• A) experimental neurosis.
• B) semantic generalization.
• C) the peak shift effect.
• D) adjunctive conditioning.

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