A Young Child Has Learned to Associate the Sight of a Nurse's

question 236

Multiple Choice

A young child has learned to associate the sight of a nurse's white uniform with the fear and pain of getting an injection. If the young child begins reacting with fear to the sight of any white jacket, what has occurred?

• A)stimulus generalization
• B)spontaneous recovery
• C)stimulus discrimination
• D)higher order conditioning

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Definitions:

Physician

A professional who practices medicine, which involves diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases and disorders.

Digestion

The process by which food is broken down into smaller components that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Memory Processes

The procedures involved in encoding, storing, and retrieving information in the brain.

Classical Conditioning

A method of instruction that involves the repeated combination of two stimuli, resulting in a behavior that, while initially induced by the second stimulus, is eventually induced by the first stimulus alone.