Why Might Some College Students Prefer the Term "Hooking Up

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why might some college students prefer the term "hooking up" to similar terms like "booty call" or "friends with benefits"?

• A) "Hooking up" sounds cooler than the other terms.
• B) "Hooking up" implies more of a connection than do either of the other terms.
• C) "Hooking up" is something that only students do, so they're more likely to embrace the term.
• D) "Hooking up" is more ambiguous than the other terms.
• E) "Hooking up" has been used in the media more than the other terms.

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic technique whereby patients imagine the lowest feared stimuli and combine this image with a relaxation response. Patients gradually work their way up the fear hierarchy so that they can learn to handle increasingly disturbing stimuli.

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Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process by which a behavior is strengthened or increased in frequency by a consequence that follows the behavior.