Which Statement About Personality Is TRUE

question 157

Multiple Choice

Which statement about personality is TRUE?

• A) There is only empirical evidence that personality is innate.
• B) Genes are the only influence on adult personality.
• C) Adult personality can be influenced by context.
• D) Geography does not influence adult personality.

Understand the basis and development of cognitive and behavior therapies.

Recognize the assumptions and challenges of behavior therapies.

Identify treatments and their effectiveness for specific disorders.

Comprehend the goals and processes of systematic desensitization.

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Definitions:

Learned Taste Aversion

A learned aversion to a food that has previously resulted in an illness or bad experience.

Classical Conditioning

refers to a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Escape Learning

A form of learning in which an organism acquires a response to end an aversive stimulus, effectively learning to avoid discomfort or negative outcomes.

Principle Of Belongness

The theory that states individuals have an innate desire to belong and be an integral part of groups.