It Is Easier for Humans to Develop a Fear of Snakes

question 90

Multiple Choice

It is easier for humans to develop a fear of snakes than to develop a fear of flowers, which BEST illustrates _____.

• A) discriminative learning
• B) latent learning
• C) biological preparedness
• D) the overjustification effect

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Definitions:

Unprepared

The state of not being ready or equipped to deal with a particular task or situation.

Classical Conditioning

An educational process which happens when a stimulus from the environment is linked to a naturally occurring stimulus.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning in classical conditioning.

Meat Powder

A substance used by Ivan Pavlov in his classical conditioning experiments as an unconditioned stimulus to elicit salivation in dogs.