When Salina was a young girl, a dog viciously attacked her as she was walking along a white picket fence. Since then, she displays intense fear of white picket fences. Salina is demonstrating
a. a discriminative stimulus.
b. superstitious behavior.
c. stimulus discrimination.
d. a phobia.
e. spontaneous recovery.
d
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From the behavioral perspective, which of the following statements is true of aggression?
A) Unlike nonhumans, humans do not respond to physical reinforcements. B) Strong, agile organisms are likely to be reinforced for aggressive behavior. C) Aggressive skills can be learned through repressed impulses. D) Aggressive skills are mainly acquired by observation of other people acting aggressively.
Research shows that homosexual couples experience ____.
A. the greatest overall satisfaction in their relationships B. more satisfaction when heterosexual social supports are not present C. less satisfaction when heterosexual social supports are present D. more satisfaction when social supports are present