If You Have a "Frightening Experience" Immediately After Hearing a Strange

question 25

Multiple Choice

If you have a "frightening experience" immediately after hearing a strange sound, your fear may be aroused when you hear that sound again. This best illustrates

• A) generalization.
• B) spontaneous recovery.
• C) classical conditioning.
• D) the law of effect.

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Definitions:

Constrained Optimization

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