As a child, Blaine was attacked by a goose and subsequently developed a severe fear of waterfowl
As he got older, the fear gradually faded until it was all but forgotten. Blaine is now in his early twenties and recently went strolling through a park by the river where he came across a flock of geese. The geese gave him a stare, and Blaine experienced a sudden surge of fear. Blaine's fear response is an example of _____.
A) stimulus discrimination
B) stimulus generalization
C) higher-order conditioning
D) spontaneous recovery
Answer: D
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a. difficulty accepting that others may come to different conclusions based on the same evidence b. a sense that one's experiences are fundamentally different from those of others c. a sense that one is invulnerable to really bad things d. believing that others spend a lot of time being preoccupied with you
People usually try to escape the situation altogether when caught in a(n) ______ conflict
a. approach/approach b. approach/avoidance c. avoidance/avoidance d. double approach/avoidance