Jose and Savannah Have Just Had a Huge Argument About

question 6

Multiple Choice

Jose and Savannah have just had a huge argument about finances, but now they feel closer to each other than before. How would you explain this using the empathy accuracy model?

• A) Jose and Savannah were able to accurately detect each other's nonthreatening and threatening thoughts.
• B) Jose and Savannah were able to accurately detect each other's nonthreatening thoughts but inaccurately detect each other's threatening thoughts.
• C) Jose and Savannah were able to accurately detect each other's threatening thoughts but inaccurately detect each other's nonthreatening thoughts.
• D) Jose and Savannah were able to inaccurately detect each other's nonthreatening and threatening thoughts.

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Definitions:

Discriminative Operant

A discriminative operant is a behavior influenced by the presence of a specific stimulus, indicating that reinforcement or punishment is available, thus guiding the organism's responses.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus that signals the availability or unavailability of reinforcement or punishment

Generalization Gradients

A depiction of the gradual decrease in the conditioned response as the conditioned stimulus becomes more dissimilar to the original conditioned stimulus.