Evidence Suggests That Some Individuals Are More Prone to Become

question 88

Multiple Choice

Evidence suggests that some individuals are more prone to become regular smokers than are others.One factor involves:

• A) a greater tendency to have acetylcholine pathways in the brain
• B) a cascade of HPA activation
• C) parents and peers who smoke
• D) the absence of antidrug programs in school

Understand the concept of attentional blink and its impact on the perception of rapid sequential stimuli.

Grasp the phenomenon of change blindness and its implications for perception and memory.

Comprehend the Stroop effect and its significance for cognitive psychology.

Identify and explain the role of prototypes in categorization and decision-making.

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Definitions:

Differential Association Theory

A criminological theory suggesting that individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them who provide models of and opportunities for deviance.

Deviant Associations

Connections or affiliations with groups or individuals that engage in behavior considered deviant by societal standards.

Psychopathy

A personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits.

Biological Perspectives

Approaches in psychology and sociology that explain behavior and societal structures through biological processes and inherent genetic traits.