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penguins

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___________________ ________ is a dismal pattern of inaction developed through repeated past experiences in which pain was inescapable.
 
  a. Freezing
  b. Learned helplessness
  c. Neurosis
  d. Generalization
  e. Inhibition

Question 2

What is meant by the behavioral term generalization?
 
  a. Behavioral scientists agree on the general concepts developed by Skinner, Pavlov, Watson, and Thorndike.
  b. Once a concept has been scientifically tested, it can be applied to all psychological theories.
  c. Once an animal has been conditioned to do something or not to do something, the conditioning is permanent.
  d. We are classically conditioned to respond not only to exact stimuli but also to stimuli that remind us in some way of the original ones.
  e. Generalizations are the accepted rules and terms of behavioral psychology, such as operant conditioning, positive and negative reinforcers, etc.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

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Answer: d





 

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