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Tazate

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Once a fear is acquired, the person may start avoiding the anxiety-producing stimulus. This is an example of
 
  a. punishment. c. negative reinforcement.
  b. positive reinforcement. d. classical conditioning.

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Vido became very anxious whenever he saw a duck on water. Mowrer would most likely say that Vido
 
  a. had an imbalance in GABA in his brain.
  b. had an inhibited temperament.
  c. had paired a frightening event with the originally neutral stimulus of seeing a duck on water.
  d. had been operantly conditioned.


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kiamars2010

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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Tazate

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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