According to the Textbook, It Is Common for Friendships to Become

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, it is common for friendships to become less important in our lives during

• A) adolescence.
• B) early adulthood.
• C) middle adulthood.
• D) our elderly years.
• E) none of the options is correct

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Non-associative Learning

A form of learning in which an organism becomes more (or less) responsive to a repeated stimulus over time, without the need for association between different stimuli.

Cognitive Model

A framework used in cognitive psychology and cognitive therapy that describes how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and influence mental health and behavior.

Classical Learning

Classical learning is a term often used to describe classical conditioning, a foundational concept in psychology where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus, eliciting a conditioned response.