Extinction involves
a) completely erasing any conscious memory of a specific phobia.
b) a system like an eraser.
c) learning new associations to stimuli that inhibit activation of the fear response.
d) flooding of memories.
c
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On the basis of interviews and observations of predominantly white, middle-class preschoolers and their parents, Diana Baumrind and her colleagues found that parenting behaviors in 77 percent of these families fell into the categories of ____________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The study of Little Albert's phobia of a white rat
a) demonstrated that phobias may be symbolic of underlying fears. b) demonstrated that phobias may sometimes be learned through classical conditioning. c) has been successfully replicated numerous times. d) provided a successful model for the treatment of phobias in children.