A Psychologist Who Emphasizes Cognitive Processes Would Be Likely to Suggest

question 71

Multiple Choice

A psychologist who emphasizes cognitive processes would be likely to suggest that classical conditioning depends on

• A) an organism's behavior in response to environmental stimulation.
• B) the amount of time between the presentation of the CS and the US.
• C) how frequently an organism is exposed to an association of a CS and a US.
• D) an organism's expectation that a US will follow a CS.

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Definitions:

Detecting Stimulus

The process by which organisms identify and respond to environmental changes or signals.

Recognizing Stimulus

The act of identifying a specific stimulus from a set of similar stimuli, based on prior experience or knowledge.

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.

Bottom-Up Processing

An approach where perception begins with the stimuli whose reception is made by sensory receptors, leading to higher-level processing.