Implying That a Negative Label Will Be Applied to a Person

question 151

Multiple Choice

Implying that a negative label will be applied to a person who makes an unpopular decision is known as

• A) the alternative outcomes effect.
• B) the belief perseverance effect.
• C) anticipatory name calling.
• D) the linguistic relativity effect.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behaviors are influenced by consequences, including rewards and punishments.

Voluntary Behaviors

Actions that are performed intentionally, under an individual's control, as opposed to automatic or reflexive actions.

Social Learning Theory

A theory that suggests people learn from one another via observation, imitation, and modeling.

Higher Order Conditioning

A learning process whereby a stimulus that has been conditioned to produce a particular response is used in turn to condition a second stimulus to produce the same response.