Stress Produced by Real Threats and Dangers, Such as Responding

question 23

Multiple Choice

Stress produced by real threats and dangers, such as responding to gun runs and other dangerous assignments, is classified as __________.

• A)external stress
• B)organizational stress
• C)personal stress
• D)operational stress

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Definitions:

Punishment

In operant conditioning, the process in which a behavior is followed by an aversive or unpleasant outcome that decreases the likelihood of a response.

Social Communication

The exchange of information and expressions between individuals through verbal and non-verbal means.

Classical Conditioning

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

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the consequences of an action affect the likelihood of its occurrence in the future, central to behavioral psychology.