Gomer Was Born and Raised in the Midwestern Part of the United

question 154

Multiple Choice

Gomer was born and raised in the Midwestern part of the United States. All of his life, he has been told that seafood tastes terrible so he has avoided it. One day while visiting the East Coast, he goes into a restaurant that features steamed clams. Gomer tells himself, "Those clams do smell good and many people eat seafood, so they can't be terrible to eat. I think I'll order a big bucket of steamers." Gomer's decision to eat the seafood would best be explained by the Piagetian concept of

• A) reversibility
• B) decontextualization
• C) animism
• D) horizontal décalage

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Definitions:

Desensitization

The process of reducing sensitivity or responsiveness to a stimulus, often used as a treatment method to diminish fear or anxiety responses.

Aversive Conditioning

A method of learning that uses negative stimuli to evoke a response in order to condition aversion towards an undesirable behavior.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship, used to explore the subconscious.

Aversive Conditioning

A behavioral technique that involves teaching individuals to associate an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant stimulus to discourage the behavior.