One of the Most Common Chronic Ailments Experienced by College

question 40

Multiple Choice

One of the most common chronic ailments experienced by college students is.

• A) low back pain.
• B) migraine headaches.
• C) influenza.
• D) mononucleosis

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the frequency of an organism's behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a behavior is followed by a rewarding stimulus, increasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Cognitive Schema

Mental structures that an individual uses to organize knowledge and guide cognitive processes and behavior.