Abilities

question 27

Multiple Choice

Abilities

• A) Are a combination of what you can do and what you have learned over time
• B) Reflects what you have been trained to do
• C) Are an understanding you have of a particular subject
• D) Are a general capacity to perform a task

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Definitions:

Diffusion Of Responsibility

The feeling among bystanders at an emergency that the responsibility for helping is shared by the group, making each person feel less compelled to act than if he or she alone bore the total responsibility.

Darley And Latané

Psychologists known for their research on the bystander effect, illustrating how individual responsibility is diluted in the presence of others.

Bystander Effect

A behavioral pattern observed in social psychology where people are less inclined to assist someone in need when there are others around.

Cognitive-Neoassociationistic Model

A theory proposing that cognition and emotions are linked in a network of associations, affecting how stimuli are processed and reactions are generated.