A Problem for the Two-Factor Theory of Avoidance Learning Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

A problem for the two-factor theory of avoidance learning is that:

• A) the avoidance response should extinguish easily, but it does not.
• B) the avoidance response should be hard to extinguish, but it is easy to extinguish.
• C) it is usually too hard for an organism to learn a conditioned emotional response.
• D) classical and operant conditioning cannot both operate at the same time.

---

Definitions:

Placebo Response

An effect experienced by a patient after a placebo treatment, which is a substance with no therapeutic effect, suggestive of an actual medical benefit.

Chinese Medicine

A holistic system of medical practice originating from China that includes herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (Tui Na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy.

Conventional Medicine

A system of medicine based on the diagnosis and treatment of disease using drugs, surgery, and other traditional methods.

Meridians

Pathways in the body along which vital energy is said to flow, integral to traditional Chinese medicine practices.