When Victims Act Provocatively, Use Threats or Fighting Words, or Even

question 69

Multiple Choice

When victims act provocatively, use threats or fighting words, or even attack first, it is known as:

• A) passive precipitation
• B) active precipitation
• C) aggressive precipitation
• D) reactive precipitation

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Definitions:

Signal Detection

A technique used to determine the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Sensory Adaptation

Sensory adaptation is a phenomenon in which the sensitivity to a stimulus decreases over time as an organism becomes accustomed to its presence.

Just-noticeable Difference

The minimum difference in stimulus intensity required to detect a difference between two stimuli.

Thalamus

A part of the brain that serves as a central relay station for sensory information, excluding smell.