If a Boy Has a Gene That Produces Low Levels

question 60

True/False

If a boy has a gene that produces low levels of MAO-A and has experienced child abuse, they are less likely to behave aggressively.

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Definitions:

Negative Punishment

A behavioral modification technique where a desirable stimulus is removed following an unwanted behavior, decreasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Mild Punishers

Interventions or consequences designed to decrease a behavior's occurrence, which are not severe or harsh.

Flooding

A behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing the patient to their fear at its most intense level, without any danger, to eliminate the fear response.

Extinction

The process through which a conditioned response decreases or disappears over time as it is no longer reinforced or paired with an unconditioned stimulus.