A Relatively Permanent Change in Behavior That Is Not Due

question 51

Multiple Choice

A relatively permanent change in behavior that is not due to maturation but is due to experience is called:

• A) operant shaping
• B) habituation
• C) learning
• D) behaviorism

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Definitions:

Attitudes

A person's enduring positive or negative evaluation of an object, person, event, or idea.

Attitude Polarization

The phenomenon when a disagreement becomes more extreme as the differing parties consider evidence for their perspectives.

Cognitive Dissonance

An internal conflict caused by simultaneous, incompatible beliefs and attitudes.

Origins

The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.