When There Is Upheaval in the Family or the Community

question 12

Multiple Choice

When there is upheaval in the family or the community, rituals may be canceled or interrupted. What would be the effect on the family in this situation?

• A) Most likely the family members would not even notice the missing ritual.
• B) The family will appreciate the free time.
• C) The family members may feel a void in a much-needed time to connect.
• D) The ritual just rekindles pain and so it is best to dispense with the ritual.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Principles

Psychological concepts that involve strengthening a behavior by providing a desirable consequence or removing an undesirable one.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.

White Rats

Laboratory rats, often of the albino variety, used in research and experiments.

Classical Conditioning

In this learning approach, two stimuli are repeatedly linked, and a reaction that starts out being caused by the second stimulus is in time caused by just the first stimulus.