Purging Is ______ Because It Produces Relief from Anxiety Over

question 174

Multiple Choice

Purging is ______ because it produces relief from anxiety over gaining weight.

• A) classically conditioned
• B) positively reinforced
• C) modeled
• D) negatively reinforced

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

The process by which learning is facilitated through the connection of a stimulus from the environment with one that occurs innately, resulting in a conditioned reaction.