Social Contagion Occurs When Someone Coughs in a Crowded Room

question 97

True/False

Social contagion occurs when someone coughs in a crowded room and then several other people cough as well.

Identify the impact of formal and informal learning environments on reasoning and problem-solving skills.

Understand how cognitive processes, such as categorization and memory, vary with cultural context.

Compare and contrast the cognitive strategies employed by individuals from collectivist and individualist cultures.

Recognize the influence of environmental factors on visual perception and illusions.

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Inhibition

A psychological principle that suggests the simultaneous activation of one psychological response can inhibit the occurrence of another incompatible response.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where an undesired response to a stimulus is replaced with a desired behavior in the presence of that same stimulus.

Contingency Management

A type of behavioral therapy in which certain behaviors are reinforced through rewards or consequences to modify behavior.

Response Generalization

The extension of learned responses to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in operant conditioning.