John,a Six-Year-Old Boy,loves Dogs

question 176

Multiple Choice

John,a six-year-old boy,loves dogs.However,after being bitten by one,he starts to fear dogs.Which of the following is true in the context of classical conditioning?

• A)The dog is an innately meaningful stimulus before it bites John.
• B)The pain that John experiences after being bitten is a neutral stimulus.
• C)The pain that John experiences after being bitten is a conditioned response.
• D)The dog becomes a conditioned stimulus after it bites John.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, lasting up to a couple of seconds.

Effortful Memory

A type of memory that requires conscious effort and attention to encode and recall information, opposed to automatic memory processes.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory responsible for knowing how to perform different actions and skills, essentially the memory of how to do things.

Recall

The cognitive process of retrieving information from memory, which can range from remembering past events to recollecting learned facts.