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If an aversive stimulus, such as a noxious odor, regularly precedes a pleasant stimulus, such as a tasty meal, the former stimulus may lose much of its unpleasant quality.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Pavlovian conditioning is an adaptive mechanism but can nevertheless result in the acquisition of maladaptive behavior.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
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Answer to Question 2

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