Author Question: The waning (decrease in probability and magnitude) of a response to an initially novel stimulus ... (Read 49 times)

crobinson2013 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The waning (decrease in probability and magnitude) of a response to an initially novel stimulus after the person is exposed to the same stimulus on several occasions is termed

a. extinction
b. habituation
c. generalization
d. discrimination

Question 2

Sally was so nervous about learning to drive that she took three Valium every time she took a driving lesson.

After she learned to drive well under these conditions, she was no longer nervous about driving, but she still found that she had a great deal of trouble remembering what to do when driving without taking her Valium. Most likely this was due to
a. traumatic retrograde amnesia b. state dependent learning
c. proactive interference d. short term storage deficits