An unruly child has become conditioned to fear the sight of the principal's door. Over the past month, however, the child had no contacts with the principal. Now the child will probably ________.
A) begin to fear all other doors in the school building
B) have an even greater fear of the principal's door
C) gradually stop fearing the sight of the principal's door
D) maintain former level of fear of the principal's door

Question

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If the child had no contacts with the principal for a month, the fear response may become weakened through the process of extinction. This means that the child may gradually stop fearing the sight of the principal's door. It is unlikely for the fear response to transfer to all other doors in the school building, nor is there evidence to suggest that the fear response will increase. Therefore, the best choice is C.

An Unruly Child Has Become Conditioned to Fear the Sight