Research Shows That We Are More Likely to Strive Toward

question 37

Multiple Choice

Research shows that we are more likely to strive toward goals if

• A) we concentrate on the distant goal, not immediate short-term goals.
• B) no one else has succeeded.
• C) we are working alone.
• D) we expect to be able to reach them.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A reflexive, organic response to a stimulus that takes place without prior training or conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

The technique of learning by the repeated conjunction of two stimuli; a reaction that is first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by just the first stimulus.

Little Albert

An experiment in classical conditioning conducted by John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner, where a young boy was conditioned to fear a white rat.

Observational Learning

A process of learning that occurs through watching others, retaining the information observed, and later replicating the behaviors that were observed.