Asked by Aaron Trudeau on Jun 03, 2024
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After recovering from a serious motorcycle accident,Gina was afraid to ride a motorcycle but not a bicycle.Gina's pattern of fear best illustrates
A) extinction.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) discrimination.
D) observational learning.
Discrimination
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Motorcycle Accident
A collision or crash involving one or more motorcycles, often resulting in injury or damage.
Fear
An unpleasant emotional response to perceived or real imminent threat or danger.
- Identify the critical elements of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination as they pertain to classical conditioning.
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pratiksha baviskarJun 07, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Gina's fear is specific to the motorcycle, but not to the bicycle, which is an example of discrimination. Extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response, spontaneous recovery refers to the reappearance of an extinguished response after a period of time, and observational learning involves acquiring new behaviors through observation and imitation of others. None of these concepts adequately explain Gina's fear in this scenario.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the critical elements of acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, and discrimination as they pertain to classical conditioning.
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