A child repeatedly sees a harmless therapy dog in a clinic. At first, the dog is paired with the sound of a painful vaccination trolley. After several visit...
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A child repeatedly sees a harmless therapy dog in a clinic. At first, the dog is paired with the sound of a painful vaccination trolley. After several visits, the child becomes anxious when hearing the trolley even when no dog is present.
(a) Name the learning theory that explains this acquired fear. [1]
(b) Outline the role of the amygdala in this response. [2]
(c) Explain why the trolley sound has become a conditioned stimulus. [1]
Answer Details
(a) Classical conditioning [1] (b) The amygdala processes emotion / fear [1] and helps produce emotional responses to threatening stimuli [1]. (c) The trolley sound was paired with the painful event [1].
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