Prior to Stampfl's Experiment, Which Critical Factor in Phobic Behavior

question 95

Multiple Choice

Prior to Stampfl's experiment, which critical factor in phobic behavior patterns was absent in most experimental avoidance procedures ?

• A) The opportunity to make an early avoidance response
• B) The opportunity to make a late avoidance response
• C) Classical conditioning of a fear response
• D) Negative reinforcement of an avoidance response

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Definitions:

Primacy

The principle that the first items presented in a series are more likely to be remembered than those that follow.

Recency

The principle that the most recently presented items or experiences are likely to be remembered best.

Prototype

In person perception, an abstraction that represents the “typical” or quintessential instance of a class or group.

Implicit Personality Theory

A set of unstated assumptions about which personality traits are correlated with one another.