Judy Is Going on a Date but Does Not Expect

question 31

Multiple Choice

Judy is going on a date but does not expect to have a good time.She acts in a way that communicates to her date that she is bored and disinterested.As a result,he behaves bored and disinterested.This exemplifies what phenomenon?

• A) Belief perseverance
• B) Confirmatory hypothesis testing
• C) Self-fulfilling prophecy
• D) Attribution bias

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

A method in behavioral psychology where an undesirable stimulus is introduced following a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Aversive Stimulus

A stimulus that is unpleasant and causes a decrease in the strength or frequency of the behavior it follows.

Flooding

A behavioral therapy technique intended to treat anxiety by exposing patients to their fear-inducing stimuli in a controlled environment.

Fear-evoking Stimuli

Environmental or internal triggers that provoke a fear response, activating the body’s fight or flight reaction.