Contrary to Support for the Negative-State Relief Hypothesis,when People _______,They

question 47

Multiple Choice

Contrary to support for the negative-state relief hypothesis,when people _______,they are less influenced by mood or other transient factors and more by _______.

• A)believe they will see a victim again; similarity to the victim.
• B)do not know the victim; similarity of the victim.
• C)know one another well; long-term rewards of helping.
• D)experience sensory overload; the "Good Samaritan" effect.
• E)are similar to others; the reciprocity norm.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Control

The degree to which conditions in the environment influence the occurrence of a specific behavior.

Example

A representative instance or case used to illustrate or explain a concept, principle, or process.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the specific stimulus that is associated with a reinforcement.

Stimulus Generalization

The phenomenon where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, resulting in a similar response.