Professor Hernandez Attempts to Assess How the Interaction of Genes

question 12

Multiple Choice

Professor Hernandez attempts to assess how the interaction of genes and the environment contribute to children's vulnerability to depression.Her research best illustrates the concerns of the ________ perspective.

• A) psychodynamic
• B) behavior genetics
• C) cognitive
• D) behavioral

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Definitions:

Learned Response

A behavior developed as the result of conditioning, where an individual learns to respond in a certain way to a specific stimulus.

CS (Conditioned Stimulus)

A stimulus that was neutral but becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response in classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that creates associations between a naturally occurring stimulus and a previously neutral stimulus.

Acquisition

In learning theory, the process of gaining new information and incorporating it into one's knowledge base.