The Restricted Applicability of Some Learned Skills to Specific Situations

question 117

Multiple Choice

The restricted applicability of some learned skills to specific situations is known as:

• A) implicit learning.
• B) skill decay.
• C) a motor program.
• D) transfer specificity.

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Definitions:

Crisis

A critical event or period of time that causes intense difficulty, requiring decisions that may significantly alter one's current state.

Trust Or Mistrust

The foundational stage in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where an infant learns either to trust their caregivers and environment or to mistrust them.

Oral Stage

The first stage in Freud's psychosexual development, extending from birth to about 18 months, where an infant's pleasure centers on the mouth.

Eats Too Much

The behavior of consuming food in quantities greater than what is required or considered healthy for an individual’s needs.