After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats, Watson wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit, cotton wool, and a Santa Claus mask. He was studying whether or not _________ had occurred
a) behavior modification
b) stimulus discrimination
c) extinction
d) stimulus generalization
ANS: D, Stimulus generalization occurs when a conditioned response spreads to a similar stimulus. In this case, it was from rat to rabbit.
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A) when there is a high likelihood of a hit B) when a false alarm is very costly to the organization C) when the selection ratio is 1.00 or higher D) when the validity is low
A student has skipped class again. He gets the lecture notes from a classmate, but can't quite read her handwriting, so he makes an error in copying information about Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning
Which of the following statements did he copy incorrectly? a. An individual can be at more than one stage at a given time. b. Everyone goes through the stages in a fixed order. c. Each stage is more comprehensive and complex than the preceding. d. The same stages occur in every culture.