What Are Cohort Effects

question 59

Multiple Choice

What are cohort effects?

• A)age and life experiences
• B)age and cultural differences
• C)age and environmental influences
• D)age and genetic influences

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic technique and theory of psychological disorders, emphasizing unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences.

Cognitive Therapies

Psychological treatments that focus on changing faulty or irrational thinking patterns, beliefs, and attitudes.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic method used to cure phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, by gradual exposure to the feared object or situation in a controlled environment.

Token Economy

An operant conditioning procedure in which people earn a token for exhibiting a desired behavior and can later exchange the tokens for privileges or treats.