You Are a Very Good Skater, but You Did Not

question 612

Multiple Choice

You are a very good skater, but you did not start out that way. Your mother reinforced you for each small improvement you made over several months. This process is known as

• A)shaping.
• B)latent learning.
• C)vicarious classical conditioning.
• D)intermittent conditioning.

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Definitions:

Apprehension

A feeling of anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

Phobic Fear

An intense, irrational fear of specific objects, situations, or activities, leading to avoidance behavior and distress.

Spiders

Arachnids characterized by eight legs, a body divided into two parts (the cephalothorax and abdomen), and the ability to spin webs.

Mental Disorder

A wide range of conditions affecting mood, thinking, and behavior, characterized by persistent dysfunction.