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A Researcher Has Identified Seventy Individuals with a Relatively Rare

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A researcher has identified seventy individuals with a relatively rare psychological disorder. These individuals are asked to identify blood relatives, who are contacted by the researcher to see if they have the same disorder. What kind of research study is being performed?


Definitions:

Aggressively

In a manner that is forceful, assertive, or intent on dominating or achieving one's goals, sometimes implying a readiness to confront or attack.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique that involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior being repeated.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the stimulus is no longer presented.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, often becoming apparent under different conditions.

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