Learning to Perform Behaviours That Produce Positive Outcomes and to Avoid

question 185

Multiple Choice

Learning to perform behaviours that produce positive outcomes and to avoid behaviours that yield negative outcomes is a basic characteristic of

• A) stimulus generalization.
• B) classical conditioning.
• C) operant conditioning.
• D) flooding.

Understand the practice and psychological effects of meditation, including its impact on health and consciousness.

Distinguish between altered states of consciousness induced by drugs, hypnosis, and meditation.

Recognize the potential therapeutic uses and hazards of psychoactive drug use.

Analyze the social and psychological factors contributing to substance abuse and dependency.

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Definitions:

Absolute Value

A number's distance from zero on the number line, without considering its direction; denoted by two vertical bars on either side of the number.

Second Quartile

Also known as the median; it splits the data set into two halves, with 50% of the data below it and 50% above it.

Relative Standing

A measure or ranking of a value or observation within the context of a larger set of data or population.

Observation

An act of recording the occurrence or existence of a specific entity or phenomenon.