Behavioral Therapies Are Based on the Idea That

question 191

Multiple Choice

Behavioral therapies are based on the idea that:

• A) distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors
• B) behavior is learned
• C) behavior is influenced by unconscious motives
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Perception

The process of organizing, identifying, and interpreting sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment.

Signal-detection Theory

A psychological theory that explains how we discern between information-bearing patterns and random noise in the environment.

Sensory Processes

The mechanisms by which information from the environment is absorbed, transformed into neural signals, and perceived.

Subliminal Perception

The ability to detect information below the conscious level of awareness, which may influence thoughts, feelings, or actions without one being consciously aware of the stimuli.