Fear-Potentiated Startle Is Said to Occur When Subjects

question 18

Multiple Choice

Fear-potentiated startle is said to occur when subjects

• A) demonstrate anxiety (e.g., whining, trembling, freezing) prior to the occurrence of an aversive CS.
• B) condition rapidly to a stimulus that signals an aversive US.
• C) produce an exaggerated response to a novel stimulus while exposed to an aversive CS.
• D) produce a startle response and catatonic freezing when two independently conditioned aversive CSs are presented together without warning.

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