The Concept in Which Leaders Will Take Risks in Order

question 56

Multiple Choice

The concept in which leaders will take risks in order to protect what they have is known as which of the following?

• A)Status quo bias
• B)Unmotivated bias
• C)Cognitive dissonance
• D)Bolstering

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

Within the framework of classical conditioning, a stimulus inherently and spontaneously elicits a reaction without the necessity of prior learning.

Negative Punishment

A form of behavioral control that involves the removal of a desirable stimulus following a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Omission Training

A learning process in which the removal or avoidance of an expected stimulus occurs following a behavior, decreasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Escape Learning

A form of learning in which an organism acquires a response to terminate an aversive stimulus.