Peter Is Usually Reserved and Quiet, but When He Goes

question 279

Multiple Choice

Peter is usually reserved and quiet, but when he goes to a football game he screams at the officials when they make a call he dislikes.Allport would say that Peter's aggressiveness is an example of:

• A)a source trait
• B)a secondary trait
• C)a central trait
• D)a cardinal trait

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Definitions:

Operant

A term related to operant conditioning, a method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.

Establishing

The process of founding or creating something firmly, such as rules, principles, or relationships, in a definitive manner.

Operant Conditioning

A system of learning where behavior modification is achieved through incentivization or disciplinary measures.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process first described by Ivan Pavlov, in which an organism comes to associate two stimuli, leading to a change in behavior.