It Has Been Suggested That a Coherent Worldview May Contribute

question 130

Multiple Choice

It has been suggested that a coherent worldview may contribute to the stress protection associated with

• A) oxytocin.
• B) meditation.
• C) the faith factor.
• D) biofeedback.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that was conditioned originally.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was neutral but, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to provoke a conditioned response.

Temporal Contiguity

The occurrence of two events close together in time, which can lead to an association between them in learning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any learning needed.