After Little Albert Acquired a Conditioned Fear of Rats, Watson

question 21

Multiple Choice

After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats, Watson wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit, cotton wool, and a Santa Claus mask. He was studying whether or not ________ had occurred.

• A) behavior modification
• B) stimulus discrimination
• C) extinction
• D) stimulus generalization
• E) spontaneous recovery

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Definitions:

Less than

A mathematical term indicating that one quantity or number is smaller or lower in value when compared to another.

Levels-of-processing Model

A theory suggesting that the depth of mental processing affects memory recall, with deeper processing resulting in longer-lasting memory.

Information-processing Approach

A view in cognitive psychology that likens the mind to a computer in terms of how information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model

A theory of human memory that was proposed in the 1960s, suggesting that memory consists of three main components: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.