Older Adults Make More Errors of Omission Than Errors of Commission

question 16

True/False

Older adults make more errors of omission than errors of commission on tests of paired associates.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus comes to be triggered by the first stimulus alone, due to the repeated pairing of both stimuli.

Classical Conditioned

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with a response-producing stimulus, leading to the neutral stimulus eliciting the response on its own.

Phobias

Irrational and excessive fears of specific objects, situations, or activities that result in a compelling desire to avoid the feared subject.

Ethological Theory

A perspective in psychology that emphasizes the genetic and evolutionary mechanisms behind behaviors and how they contribute to survival.