Desensitization to Violence Means That

question 374

Multiple Choice

Desensitization to violence means that

• A) imitation of this undesirable violent behavior will occur.
• B) the removal of an inhibition to be violent has occurred.
• C) there was a reduction of emotional sensitivity to violence.
• D) there was an increase in emotional sympathy for the victims.

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Definitions:

Defensive Response

Reactions or behaviors that organisms adopt to protect themselves from perceived threats or harm.

Aplysia

A genus of sea slugs used extensively in neurological research due to their simple nervous systems.

Electric Shock

is often used as an aversive stimulus in behavioral experiments, to study learning or modify behavior.

Solomon and Corbit

described the opponent-process theory of motivation and emotion, which explains how the intensity and duration of emotional experiences can change over time with repeated exposure.