Which of the Following Does NOT Describe a Reason That

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT describe a reason that people gravitate to the typological approach in contrast to the trait approach?

• A) Qualitative differences between types of people are somewhat easier to comprehend than traits.
• B) The typological approach has many years worth of empirical support.
• C) The trait approach assumes that all people can be characterized using similar traits, which might be wrong.
• D) Different types of people may be qualitatively distinct from each other.

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Definitions:

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned.

Negative Punishment

The removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behavior modification that involves increasing the likelihood of a behavior by removing or avoiding an aversive stimulus as a consequence of the behavior.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in which the introduction of a stimulus following a particular behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior's occurrence.