An Autotelic Activity

question 46

Multiple Choice

An autotelic activity

• A) results in social reinforcement such as praise or approval.
• B) produces a material reinforcement such as money.
• C) releases unconscious urges and desires.
• D) is enjoyable for its own sake.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or association is removed.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Fear Conditioning

A behavioral paradigm in which organisms learn to predict aversive events, linking a neutral stimulus with a fear-inducing situation.

Aversive CS

A conditioned stimulus that predicts an unpleasant outcome, leading to aversive learning.