A Researcher Is Examining Whether Pleasant Consequences for a Behavior

question 82

Multiple Choice

A researcher is examining whether pleasant consequences for a behavior increase the chance of that behavior being repeated. This researcher is interested in ______.

• A) reciprocal determinism
• B) operant conditioning
• C) the chronosystem
• D) identity versus role confusion

Understand the implications of emergency contraception and its ethical debates.

Interpret the role of individual autonomy in the abortion debate.

Understand the influence of cultural heritage on behavior and personality.

Recognize the evolve of psychology within sociohistorical contexts.

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Definitions:

Maturation

The process of development and growth, whether physical or psychological, that occurs naturally over time, influenced by genetic and environmental factors.

Nurture

The care, education, and environmental influences that contribute to the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of an individual.

Conservation

The cognitive ability to understand that certain properties of objects, such as volume or mass, remain the same despite changes in the object's form.

Accommodation

In cognitive psychology, the process by which individuals adjust their mental structures to incorporate new information.