AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

COGNITIVE THERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is not a function of cognitive behavior is ____
A
As a conditioned stimulus that elicits a pleasant response for someone
B
As a discriminatory stimulus for preferred behavior
C
As Motivating Operations
D
As a consequence of reinforcement or punishment that follows other behaviors.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -neutral stimulus does not initially elicit a response from an organism. The word neutral means unbiased and unaffiliated. As such, a neutral stimulus is not affiliated with any particular response.

Detailed explanation-2: -Review the concepts of classical conditioning, including unconditioned stimulus (US), conditioned stimulus (CS), unconditioned response (UR), and conditioned response (CR).

Detailed explanation-3: -There 5 key elements when discussing Classical Condition which are: Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS), Unconditioned Response (UCR), Neutral Stimulus (NS), Conditioned Stimulus (CS) and Conditioned Response (CR). This is best described in an example.

Detailed explanation-4: -A conditioned stimulus is a stimulus that can eventually trigger a conditioned response. In the described experiment, the conditioned stimulus was the ringing of the bell, and the conditioned response was salivation. It is important to note that the neutral stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus.

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