Several Factors Have Contributed to the Recent Increased Interest in Research

question 50

Multiple Choice

Several factors have contributed to the recent increased interest in research dealing with "cultural" variables in psychology.Which of the following is NOT one of these contributing factors

• A) depersonalization of human beings by modern psychology 
• B) various groups (such as civil rights groups and women's groups) arguing that society has paid little attention to human diversity 
• C) increased ethnic diversity in North America 
• D) increased contact with non-Western cultures due to advances in communication and travel

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Definitions:

Stimulus

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

Observational Learning

A process in which an individual learns new responses by observing the behavior of another (a model) rather than through direct experience; sometimes called vicarious conditioning.

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.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, aiming at the strengthening or weakening of voluntary behaviors.