Current Evidence Pinpoints ___________ as a "Toxic" Ingredient of Type

question 21

Multiple Choice

Current evidence pinpoints ___________ as a "toxic" ingredient of Type A behavior patterns,since isolating it from global Type A consistently predicts heart disease and other health problems in both men and women.

• A)competitiveness
• B)hostility
• C)ambition
• D)impatience

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Definitions:

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention; in classical conditioning, it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the effects of consequences on behavior.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus, obtained through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus.