The idea that people learn to fear or avoid selected objects or situations that are vestiges of evolutionary history, and individuals are biologically prepared to quickly associate fear responses with certain objects is called ________ conditioning.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The idea described in the question is specifically referring to prepared classical conditioning, where individuals have a biological predisposition to quickly associate fear with certain stimuli that were historically adaptive for survival reasons. This is different from traditional classical conditioning or social classical conditioning, where individuals learn to associate a neutral stimulus with a response through repeated pairings or social influence, respectively. There is no such thing as biological classical conditioning.

The Idea That People Learn to Fear or Avoid Selected