Question

read the following scenario and answer the question that follows. when gina was 5 years old, she was attacked by a vicious dog. years later, every time she hears a dog bark, heart races. this could be an example of ____________. a chemical imbalance observational learning conditioning heredity

Explanation:

Gina's reaction (heart - racing) to the dog - bark (stimulus) shows a learned response. Conditioning involves learning associations between stimuli and responses. In this case, the attack (unconditioned stimulus) led to a fear response (unconditioned response). Over time, the dog - bark (conditioned stimulus) became associated with the fear, causing the heart - racing (conditioned response). Chemical imbalance would involve biological factors like neurotransmitter issues, not a learned response. Observational learning is learning by watching others, which is not the case here. Heredity refers to traits passed down genetically, and this is a learned, not inherited, behavior.

Answer:

C. conditioning