While Babysitting One Night,you Receive a Phone Call from Someone

question 84

Multiple Choice

While babysitting one night,you receive a phone call from someone who says,in a really weird voice,"I am coming to get you! I am coming to get you!" Just then,the lights in the house flicker out! As you are alone,your heart starts beating faster,you begin to perspire,and you are covered in goose bumps.You have just experienced the ____.

• A) fight-or-flight syndrome
• B) posttraumatic stress reaction
• C) startle reflex
• D) automatic fear response

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Definitions:

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Variable Interval

A schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Premack Principle

A theory that more probable behaviors can reinforce less probable behaviors.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies basic survival needs and is naturally reinforcing, such as food, water, or sleep.