Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Gender Differences

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the gender differences in PTSD?

• A) Men are more likely to carry a diagnosis of PTSD than women, due to their higher rates of overall exposure to lifetime trauma.
• B) Rape is more likely to cause PTSD in women than in men.
• C) Recent studies with war veterans suggest no gender differences in overall number of traumatic events or in rates of PTSD.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Taste Aversion

The learned avoidance of a certain food or drink because it has been associated with an unpleasant or aversive experience.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A form of conditioning where a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, leading to a response even without the presence of the original, unconditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Substitution

A concept in conditioning where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.

Fixed Interval

A reinforcement schedule that rewards the first response following the passage of a specified time interval.