The Research on the Effects of Abusive Parenting on Children

question 178

Multiple Choice

The research on the effects of abusive parenting on children with a particular genotype demonstrated that:

• A)child abuse is genetically inherited.
• B)specific genetic risk factors can make individuals more susceptible than others to particular environmental events.
• C)some people have a greater extent of brain plasticity than do others.
• D)children's phenotypes lead them to be active creators of their own environments.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning method where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus comes to be elicited by the first stimulus alone after repeated pairings of the two stimuli.

CS and US

In classical conditioning, CS stands for Conditioned Stimulus, which is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus (US), eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.