AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following represents a behaviorist view of how fears might develop?
A
Some fears are biologically predisposed because of natural selection.
B
Fears can be the result of operant conditioning, classical conditioning, or modeling.
C
Social norms in a culture impact when it is considered acceptable to display fear.
D
Fears can stem from irrational thinking.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical conditioning theory states that behaviors are learned by connecting a neutral stimulus with a positive one, such as Pavlov’s dogs hearing a bell (neutral) and expecting food (positive). The learned behavior is called a conditioned response.

Detailed explanation-2: -Classical behaviourism, prevalent in the first third of the 20th century, was concerned exclusively with measurable and observable data and excluded ideas, emotions, and the consideration of inner mental experience and activity in general.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the behaviorists, phobias are the result of a classically conditioned association between an anxiety provoking uunconditioned stimulus(UCS) and a previously neutral stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -In short, behaviorism emphasizes how people interact with their environment. Over time, these interactions (called “stimuli”) form particular behaviors. The process by which this behavior is formed is known as conditioning.

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