If a Child Learns to Fear Spiders and Then Responds

question 288

True/False

If a child learns to fear spiders and then responds to beetles with fear, then stimulus discrimination has occurred.

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Definitions:

Cannon-Bard Theory

A psychological theory proposing that emotions occur simultaneously with physiological responses.

Physiological Arousal

The body's acute response to stimuli or stress, involving increased physiological activity like heart rate, blood pressure, and energy levels.

Emotional Experience

The complex, subjective state involving thoughts, feelings, and physiological changes that respond to external or internal events.

James-Lange Theory

A theory suggesting that emotions are the result of physiological responses to external events, where our emotional experience arises from our recognition of bodily reactions.