Following an experience in which you were stung by a bee and subsequently developed a fear of bees, you are hired for a one-day job with a biologist in which your task is to catch bees. During the day, you never once get stung by a bee. As a result, your fear of bees will likely decrease, which is a process known as _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

extinction

Psychology

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Both Freud's psychoanalytic theory and Skinner's operant conditioning theory ________________.

a. claim that we are passive recipients of environmental influences b. are cognitive theories c. assert that nurture has a larger impact on development than nurture does d. suggest that we are active in shaping our own development

Psychology

The relationship of social support to positive pregnancy outcomes and subsequent child development is __________ for __________ women

A) strongest; affluent B) moderate; minority C) particularly strong; low-income D) strongest; middle-income

Psychology