Conditioned Emotional Responses Are Some of the Easiest Forms of Classical

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True/False

Conditioned emotional responses are some of the easiest forms of classical conditioning to accomplish, as demonstrated by the fact that our lives are so full of them.

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Definitions:

Blocking

A learning process where the presence of an established conditioned stimulus interferes with the learning of a new conditioned stimulus.

Salience

The quality of being particularly noticeable or important; the state or condition by which something stands out from its surroundings or background in perception.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which the rate of response varies according to a change in the reinforcement of an alternative behavior.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves teaching the subject to associate a positive response with a stimulus that previously elicited a negative response.