Christian and Sung-Yee Are Walking to Their Car When an Asian

question 15

Multiple Choice

Christian and Sung-Yee are walking to their car when an Asian man pulls out a knife and demands their wallets.In a lineup,Christian cannot tell which man is the one who attacked him,but Sung-Yee has no problem identifying the culprit.This is an example of

• A) the own-race bias.
• B) contagion.
• C) source-monitoring.
• D) bystander apathy.
• E) selective attention.

Identify strategies for effective habit change and self-regulation.

Comprehend the relationship between self-regulation and goal pursuit.

Understand the psychological impacts of stress on self-regulatory behavior, particularly in challenging contexts like dieting.

Recognize the role of external standards and cultural influences in self-regulation.

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Definitions:

Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a rule determining the timing and frequency of reinforcements, based on the number of responses made by the subject.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that have no inherent value but have been paired with primary reinforcers or are learned to be valuable, often used in behavior modification protocols.

Primary Reinforce

is a naturally reinforcing stimulus, such as food or water, that fulfills a basic biological need and does not require learning to become effective.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a conditioned response decreases or disappears after repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.