In Research Studies, in Addition to Failing to Learn to Avoid

question 51

Multiple Choice

In research studies, in addition to failing to learn to avoid punishment, psychopaths

• A) showed larger than normal fear potential startle responses.
• B) did not cognitively understand the connection between a behavior and its consequence.
• C) did not show normal fear potential startle responses.
• D) felt a great deal of anticipatory anxiety about punishment, leading to impulsive behaviors.

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Definitions:

Thermoception

The sensory perception of temperature.

Gestalt

A concept originating from psychology that emphasizes the human tendency to perceive the whole rather than the individual parts, suggesting that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Figure-Ground Relationship

A visual perception principle where an object (the figure) is perceived distinctly from its background (the ground).

Principle of Closure

A gestalt psychology principle suggesting that individuals tend to perceive incomplete figures as complete.