What Is the Commonly-Accepted Explanation for Our Preference to Be

question 68

Multiple Choice

What is the commonly-accepted explanation for our preference to be with others when we are afraid?

• A) attachment
• B) social comparison
• C) cognitive dissonance
• D) social conformity
• E) cognitive balance

Utilize crude death rates to describe disease impact in specific populations.

Recognize the importance of age adjustment in mortality rates when comparing populations with different age distributions.

Understand the concept and execution of calculated incompetence in negotiations.

Identify and describe different conflict situations and tactics used in negotiations such as concealing information and manipulative actions.

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Definitions:

Startled

The act of experiencing a sudden, involuntary reaction to an unexpected event or stimulus, often involving physical movement.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response which is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process in which behavior is modified by the consequences of the behavior, through reinforcement or punishment.

CR and US

denote Conditioned Response and Unconditioned Stimulus respectively; terms used in classical conditioning to describe learned responses and natural triggers.