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dollx

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Nick is extremely anxious whenever he takes a test. From a classical conditioning perspective, a teacher can best reduce his anxiety by:
 
  a. Giving him a few extremely difficult tests at first, and then gradually giving him easier ones
  b. Giving him a few easy tests while he is feeling relaxed
  c. Reinforcing him for each test question he answers correctly
  d. Reassuring him that he can do well if he tries hard

Question 2

Extinction is one method of eliminating undesirable conditioned responses, but there are several problems associated with its use. Which one is not a problem encountered in using extinction?
 
  a. Some responses extinguish slowly, if at all.
  b. Extinguished responses may reappear through spontaneous recovery.
  c. Extinction often occurs too quickly to be controlled.
  d. Organisms tend to stay away from stimuli they have learned to fear, thus preventing their exposure to the conditioned stimulus in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus.


JaynaD87

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


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