What is extinction and how might it be used in treating a disorder? ______
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Extinction is the process of lessening the strength of a conditioned response by presenting
the conditioned stimulus in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus. If, for example, one
had developed a fear of a snakes (a phobia) after having been bitten by a snake, the
extinction process might consist of exposing the fearful person to a snake (the conditioned
stimulus) without any negative event occurring (such as being bitten; the unconditioned
stimulus). Such a procedure should, hopefully, serve to extinguish the fear response to the
snake.
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Her pediatrician tells her that this is a(n) ________, most likely caused by the fact that autism tends to be diagnosed around the same age that children receive vaccines, and that vaccines are actually proven to be safe. a. illusory correlation b. strong correlation c. correlation coefficient d. positive correlation
The late-life positivity effect refers to the fact that older people:
A) selectively focus on positive events. B) are nicer than young adults. C) believe they are better than young adults. D) take more positive actions than young adults.