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Beckwith evaluates several arguments for the permissibility of abortion and concludes that they all fail. He finds fault with the argument from a woman's right over her own body, the argument from abortion being safer than childbirth, and Judith Jarvis Thomson's famous "violinist" argument.
-Thomson argues that even if the unborn is a person from the moment of conception, abortion may still be morally justified.
UCS
An abbreviation commonly used in psychology for "Unconditioned Stimulus," which is a stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior conditioning.
Fear-Producing Stimulus
An object, event, or situation that induces a fear response in an individual.
"Little Albert" Study
An experiment conducted by John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner that demonstrated classical conditioning in humans by showing how an infant named Albert became conditioned to fear a white rat.
Conditioned Response
A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning, as demonstrated in classical conditioning experiments.
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