Research Indicates That People Are Relatively Attracted to Others Who

question 174

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that people are relatively attracted to others who are familiar to them as well as to others who have a history of shared experiences. Research also suggests that these effects ____.

• A)are deeply rooted in the human psyche and have a long evolutionary history
• B)can largely be explained by simple principles of classical conditioning
• C)are relatively recent phenomena, which may well be by-products of modern, postindustrial life
• D)vary enormously across cultures and thus appear to be culturally learned

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, aiming at increasing or decreasing certain behaviors.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus after repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus.

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Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a concept referring to any process that increases the likelihood of a particular response or behavior by providing a reward.