Over Time, People Tend to Show Weaker Responses to Emotional

question 21

Multiple Choice

Over time, people tend to show weaker responses to emotional stimuli. This tendency is termed ___________.

• A)catharsis
• B)desensitization
• C)extinction
• D)habituation

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Definitions:

Cognitive Processes

The mental actions or processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Emotional Components

The aspects of emotions, including physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and subjective feelings, that together constitute emotional experiences.

Biological Processes

Natural operations or functions related to living organisms and their components.

Construct

An intellectual hypothesis that we devise and use to interpret or explain life events. Constructs are bipolar, or dichotomous, such as tall versus short or honest versus dishonest.