When Cary Was Eight Years Old,she Was Startled and Began

question 191

Multiple Choice

When Cary was eight years old,she was startled and began to cry when a car backfired just as she was walking under a ladder.As an adult,Cary is still terrified of ladders.Based on principles of classical conditioning,the sound of the car backfiring

• A) acted as a conditioned stimulus.
• B) produced transference.
• C) resulted in counterconditioning.
• D) acted as an unconditioned stimulus.

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Definitions:

Collecting Data

The process of gathering information in a systematic way to help in analysis, decision making, and reporting.

Response Consistency

A measure of how similarly a person responds to similar or repeated stimuli or questions over time.

Behavioural Order

A concept referring to the structured or organized patterns of behavior observed in individuals or groups.

Negative Relationship

A type of correlation where one variable increases as the other decreases, indicating an inverse relationship between the two.