A Child Is Bitten by a Snake

question 27

Multiple Choice

A child is bitten by a snake. Whenever he sees a snake, he gets scared. Now, whenever he hears the word "snake," he gets scared. The last situation is called

• A)higher-order conditioning.
• B)reverse conditioning.
• C)punishment.
• D)partial reinforcement.

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