Avoiding,and Coming to Dislike,people with Whom We Associate Negative Feelings

question 81

Multiple Choice

Avoiding,and coming to dislike,people with whom we associate negative feelings is a central premise of the ________ model of affiliative behavior.

• A) social learning
• B) social cognitive
• C) reinforcement-affect
• D) affiliation-conditioning

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Definitions:

Absolute Sensory Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can perceive, marking the boundary between detectable and undetectable levels of sensory input.

Stimulus

A change in the environment that influences or causes a response in an organism.

Minimum Intensity

The lowest level of stimulus intensity that is necessary to produce a perceptible sensation or response in the observer.

Backward Messages

A message recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forwards; often associated with subliminal or hidden messages in audio recordings.