AESOP Predicts That a Stimulus Can Elicit an Emotional Reaction

question 67

Multiple Choice

AESOP predicts that a stimulus can elicit an emotional reaction and that this reaction can affect responses to other stimuli. The emotional component of this model allows it to

• A) effectively explain occasion setting.
• B) explain fear-potentiated startle.
• C) explain how occasion setting can work, but only with stimuli that produce strong emotional reactions.
• D) make fear-potentiated startle an example of occasion setting.

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