Matt classically conditions his dog, Wally, to salivate when he strums the G chord on his guitar by providing food after the chord is played. He notices that Wally does not salivate to a D chord

Wally's lack of a response to the D chord illustrates the phenomenon of ________.
a. counterconditioning
b. stimulus discrimination
c. stimulus generalization
d. instinctive drift

Answer: b

Psychology

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Suppose that alcoholism is a diathesis for developing anxiety later in life. This means that __________.

A. people who currently have anxiety will become alcoholics B. alcoholism is a proximal trigger for anxiety C. people who abuse alcohol have a predisposition for developing anxiety D. the psychological processes associated with alcoholism will always trigger anxiety

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