If You Lived in a Society That Explained Changes in the Weather

question 56

Multiple Choice

If you lived in a society that explained changes in the weather as being influenced by the gods, you would likely view madness as being caused by

• A) schizophrenia.
• B) demon possession.
• C) brain dysfunction.
• D) weakness of character.
• E) irrational thoughts.

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Definitions:

Innate Behavior

Behaviors that are hardwired into an organism's biology and that an organism performs correctly the first time in response to a stimulus, without prior experience or learning.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Magnetic Fields

Invisible fields that exert force on objects possessing a magnetic moment, including ferromagnetic materials and moving electric charges.