The Study of Monkeys Who Developed a Fear of a Toy

question 127

Multiple Choice

The study of monkeys who developed a fear of a toy snake and toy crocodile, but not a toy rabbit or flower, after watching a videotape of another monkey modeling a fear response to all four objects, suggests that phobias are _____.

• A) universal across species
• B) both learned and biologically based
• C) unpredictable
• D) all of these options

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Definitions:

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus used in the study of animal behavior to investigate the effects of reinforcement on behavior.

Response Rate

The frequency at which a certain behavior or reaction occurs in a given period of time.

Classical Conditioning

The act of acquiring knowledge via the ongoing pairing of two stimuli, which leads to a response that initially responds to the second stimulus but eventually responds to the first stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which influences the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.