The Phenomenon of Spontaneous Recovery Provides Support for the Idea

question 442

Multiple Choice

The phenomenon of spontaneous recovery provides support for the idea that:

• A) a conditioned response that is extinguished is not unlearned or completely eliminated.
• B) a conditioned stimulus can return to being a neutral stimulus after extinction.
• C) stimulus generalization is a stronger, more easily produced response than stimulus discrimination.
• D) it is easier to produce learned associations between natural stimuli than between artificial stimuli.

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Definitions:

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, these are siblings born from two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm, sharing about 50% of their DNA, making them genetically similar to typical siblings.

Monozygotic

Referring to twins that originate from a single fertilized egg, resulting in individuals that are genetically identical.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell and an egg cell merge, representing the first stage of development in many multicellular organisms.

Longitudinal Design

Research design in which one participant or group of participants is studied over a long period of time.