Which Child Is Least Likely to Receive the Requested Toy

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which child is least likely to receive the requested toy?

• A) Andrea asks for a football.
• B) Anthony asks for a doll.
• C) Isabel asks for a chemistry set.
• D) Jeff asks for a video game.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

A learning process in which responses to a specific stimulus are elicited by similar stimuli.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond differently based on past learning.

2nd Order Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which a stimulus that becomes a conditioned stimulus is used to condition a second stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred, following a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.