It Is Hard to Get Rid of Superstitions, Phobias, and Obsessive-Compulsive

question 156

Multiple Choice

It is hard to get rid of superstitions, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors because they are similar to which kind of learning?

• A) avoidance learning
• B) conditioned taste aversions
• C) fixed-interval operant conditioning
• D) short-term memory

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Definitions:

Piaget's Formal Operations

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from age 12 onwards, where an individual develops the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual capabilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding.

Suicide

The act of intentionally causing one's own death, often resulting from despair or mental health conditions.

Adolescence

The span of time marked by significant bodily and emotional growth, stretching from the start of puberty to the point of legal maturity.