Students Asked to Solve the "Tumor Problem" After Exposure to the "Fortress

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Essay

Students asked to solve the "tumor problem" after exposure to the "fortress problem" often failed to do so without priming.Explain why this occurred.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Flooding

A type of psychotherapy technique where an individual is exposed to a large amount of an undesirable stimulus in order to overcome their anxiety or fear.

Fear-evoking Stimuli

Objects, events, or situations that trigger a fear response in an organism, often leading to avoidance behaviors or psychological stress.

Reinforcers

In behavioral psychology, stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, can be positive or negative.