Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 156

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) According to your text, gun control legislation would have no impact on the number of teenage suicides.
• B) Thoughts of suicide should be viewed as normal and just a passing phase.
• C) Most, if not all, successful suicides are sudden and impulsive.
• D) Teenage suicides often occur in clusters.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response behavior.

Paired

Describes objects or concepts that are linked or associated with each other in some relationship or function.

Conditioned Stimulus

A formerly neutral signal that, when linked with the unconditioned stimulus, ultimately elicits a conditioned reaction.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without prior learning or conditioning.