A Degree of Uniformity Is Necessary If We Are to Interact

question 123

Multiple Choice

A degree of uniformity is necessary if we are to interact comfortably with others and to anticipate their behaviors in schools and businesses and when driving on the highways.This degree of uniformity is due to

• A) mutual affiliation.
• B) passive compliance.
• C) harmless stereotyping.
• D) conformity.

---

Definitions:

Evolutionary Forces

Factors that contribute to the changes in gene frequencies within populations through processes such as natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift.

Biological Prepared

Refers to the concept that certain behaviors or physiological responses are innately programmed in organisms to aid in their survival.

Counterconditioning

A fear-reduction technique in which pleasant stimuli are associated with fear-evoking stimuli so that the fear-evoking stimuli lose their aversive qualities.

Flooding

A behavioral fear-reduction technique based on principles of classical conditioning; fear-evoking stimuli (CSs) are presented continuously in the absence of actual harm so that fear responses (CRs) are extinguished.