Jamie Is a Bright College Student Who Wants to Work

question 29

Multiple Choice

Jamie is a bright college student who wants to work with people in the medical field.To this end,she is considering a diverse assortment of possible alternative ways to achieve her goal,including becoming a medical doctor,nurse,or physician's assistant.The problem-solving strategy primarily involved in this task is

• A)analysis.
• B)synthesis.
• C)divergent thinking.
• D)convergent thinking.

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Definitions:

Aversive Stimuli

Stimuli that an organism seeks to avoid due to their unpleasant nature, often used in conditioning and behavioral studies.

Respondent Behavior

Behavior that occurs as an automatic response to a specific stimulus, often without conscious intention, as studied in classical conditioning.

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by its consequences, including rewards and punishments, in the context of operant conditioning.

Functional Analysis

In behaviorism, a description of how a behavior is a function of the environment of the person or animal that performs it.