Researchers Found That People Easily Acquire a Conditioned Fear Response

question 76

Multiple Choice

Researchers found that people easily acquire a conditioned fear response to pictures of snakes and spiders when the slides were paired with a mild electric shock. However, people did NOT easily acquire a conditioned fear response of pictures of flowers and mushrooms when these images were paired with a mild electric shock. According to the text discussion, this is an example of:

• A)biological preparedness.
• B)negative reinforcement.
• C)higher order conditioning.
• D)learned helplessness.

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