Greg Was About 17 When He Realized That He Wasn't

question 60

Multiple Choice

Greg was about 17 when he realized that he wasn't very interested in women.Instead,he was attracted to and wanted to have sex with men but hoped he would grow away from these feelings in time.He was in the __________ stage of acquiring a gay identity.

• A)sensitization
• B)dissociation
• C)coming out
• D)commitment

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without prior learning.

Unconditioned Response

is an automatic, natural reaction to a stimulus that occurs without the need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus through classical conditioning.