The Fact That Friends Spend a Lot of Time Discussing

question 7

Multiple Choice

The fact that friends spend a lot of time discussing personal problems is referred to as:

• A) co-rumination.
• B) ego resilience.
• C) dominance hierarchy.
• D) the negative reinforcement trap.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning technique in which ongoing association between two stimuli eventually leads to a response initially induced by the second stimulus being induced by the first stimulus alone.

Expectations

Beliefs or forecasts about future events or behaviors that can influence one's psychological and behavioral responses.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without immediate reinforcement but is demonstrated when motivation is present.

Discrimination Learning

A process in learning theory where an organism learns to respond differently to similar stimuli based on their consequences or rewards.