Not All Individuals Conform to the Pressures of All the Groups

question 64

True/False

Not all individuals conform to the pressures of all the groups to which they belong.

Distinguish between normal aging and conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

Understand Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, particularly in the context of adulthood and old age.

Comprehend the criticism and limitations of the Kubler-Ross model.

Understand the concept of generativity vs. stagnation in middle adulthood.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Partial-Reinforcement Schedule

In operant conditioning, a strategy in which a behavior is reinforced intermittently, often resulting in more resistant and persistent responses.

Internal-Reinforcement Schedule

A strategy of self-management where individuals control their own rewards or punishments to modify behavior.

External-Reinforcement Schedule

This involves the regulation of behavior based on rewards or punishments administered from an outside source, used in various behavioral conditioning frameworks.