A Cluster of Antisocial Behaviors That May Include Family Dysfunction

question 20

Multiple Choice

A cluster of antisocial behaviors that may include family dysfunction, substance abuse,
Smoking, precocious sexuality and early pregnancy, educational underachievement, suicide attempts, sensation seeking, and unemployment, as well as delinquency is called
_____

• A)Problem behavior syndrome
• B)Delinquency syndrome
• C)Sociopath behavior
• D)Psychopath behavior

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Definitions:

Garcia and Koelling

Refers to researchers who conducted experiments on taste aversion learning, demonstrating that animals could learn to avoid foods that made them sick.

Law of Effect

A psychological principle stating that responses followed by a satisfying effect become more likely to occur, while responses followed by a discomforting effect become less likely.

Thorndike

An American psychologist known for his work on learning theory and the law of effect, which suggested that behaviors followed by satisfying outcomes are likely to be repeated.

Stimulus

Any event or situation that evokes a response from an organism.