Maltreatment Is Least Likely to Be Associated with ____

question 69

Multiple Choice

 Maltreatment is least likely to be associated with ____.

• A) family stress
• B) reduced financial status
• C) parental resilience
• D) marital conflict

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Definitions:

Associative Learning

Learning that involves forming connections between stimuli and behavioral responses, enabling organisms to predict outcomes based on their environment.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Long-term Potentiation

A lasting enhancement in signal transmission between two neurons resulting from their simultaneous stimulation, often considered a cellular mechanism for learning and memory.

Synaptic Connections

The points at which nerve cells (neurons) connect and communicate with each other through neurotransmitters.