Susanna Has Been Classically Conditioned to Feel Anxiety Every Time

question 93

Multiple Choice

Susanna has been classically conditioned to feel anxiety every time she walks through the anti-theft security devices at a local store because in the past she has set off the alarm many times when clerks failed to demagnetize her purchases. Susanna has the best chance of eliminating her classically conditioned anxiety by ____.

• A) never going to that store again
• B) setting off the alarm as many times as she can so that she gets used to it
• C) demanding that the store compensate her for her anxiety
• D) repeatedly walking through the devices without setting off the alarm

---

Definitions:

Bounded Ethicality

The psychological process by which people come to engage in behaviour that violates their own ethical standards.

Psychological Process

The internal mental mechanisms and functions that underpin an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Ethical Standards

Principles that guide behavior in the workplace and professional settings, emphasizing honesty, fairness, and integrity.

Violates

To break or fail to comply with a rule or formal agreement.