Positive Psychological Changes That Result from Struggling with Extremely Challenging

question 22

Multiple Choice

Positive psychological changes that result from struggling with extremely challenging life crises demonstrate

• A) stimulus generalization.
• B) conditioning.
• C) posttraumatic growth.
• D) epigenetics.

Grasp the concept of mutuality and its significance in relationships.

Differentiate between liking, love, and attachment.

Analyze cross-cultural perspectives and variations in love and marriage.

Identify the key elements of romantic love and how they differentiate from other forms of attachment.

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Definitions:

Signal Detection Theory

A theory predicting how and when we detect the presence of a faint stimulus (signal) amid background stimulation (noise). Assumes there is no single absolute threshold and that detection depends partly on a person’s experience, expectations, motivation, and alertness.

Horror Movie

A film genre designed to frighten, scare, or disgust its viewers by leveraging suspense, fear, and shock.

Faint Stimulus

A stimulus that is barely detectable or at the threshold of conscious perception.

Signal Detection Theory

A means to quantify the ability to discern between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.