Which of the Following Variables Is NOT a Factor in the Increased

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following variables is NOT a factor in the increased likelihood of antisocial behavior for children from low socioeconomic status families?

• A)increased likelihood of being an unplanned child of an adolescent mother
• B)higher levels of controlling parenting
• C)increased frequency of stressors, such as illness and legal problems
• D)higher likelihood of being in a family headed by a single mother

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, often used in behavioral psychology to describe how organisms learn to respond differently to various signals.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating a new conditioned response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention; in classical conditioning, it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus.