One Result of Mischel's Critique of Trait Approaches Has Been

question 16

Multiple Choice

One result of Mischel's critique of trait approaches has been

• A)a decrease in the practice of aggregation.
• B)an increased interest in person-situation interactions.
• C)that personality traits are no longer studied.
• D)a decreased interest in person-situation interactions.

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Definitions:

Operant-Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate certain behaviors with specific consequences.

Successive Approximations

In the operant-conditioning procedure of shaping, behaviors that are ordered in terms of increasing similarity or closeness to the desired response.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and automatically—triggers a response.