_____ Concerns How the Primary Aging Process Can Either Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

_____ concerns how the primary aging process can either be hastened or slowed by lifestyle and behavior.

• A)Ageism
• B)Behavior modification
• C)Secondary aging
• D)Structural change

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Definitions:

Negative Contrast Effect

The effect in which a shift from high to low reward magnitude produces a lower level of responding than if the reward magnitude had always been low.

Reward

A beneficial stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated when it follows that behavior.

Variable-interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which rewards are given following a variable amount of time.

Responding

The act of reacting to a stimulus or situation, often used in the context of behavioral psychology.