Is Compound Potentiation a Counterintuitive Result

question 42

Multiple Choice

Is compound potentiation a counterintuitive result?

• A) Yes, a less salient odor CS should block a more salient taste CS when both are presented in compound.
• B) No, a less salient odor CS enhances learning about a highly salient light CS when both are presented in compound.
• C) Yes, a more salient taste CS should overshadow a less salient odor CS when both are presented in compound.
• D) Sometimes, more salient taste CS acts as an occasion-setter, allowing the subject to determine whether or not the odor CS will predict illness.

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Definitions:

Hypnosis

A heightened state of concentration and enhanced receptiveness, frequently employed in therapeutic settings.

Psychogenic Perspective

Viewing or interpreting psychological phenomena, including symptoms or disorders, as originating from mental or emotional stresses.

Hysteria

A historical term for a psychological disorder characterized by a wide variety of physical and emotional symptoms, now understood in terms of specific disorders like conversion or dissociative disorders.

Somatogenic View

The perspective that mental disorders originate from biological or physical factors.