In Research Studies, in Addition to Failing to Learn to Avoid

question 83

Multiple Choice

In research studies, in addition to failing to learn to avoid punishment, psychopaths ________

• A) did not cognitively understand the connection between a behavior and its consequence.
• B) felt a great deal of anticipatory anxiety about punishment, leading to impulsive behaviors.
• C) did not show normal fear-potentiated startle responses.
• D) showed larger than normal fear-potentiatedstartle responses.

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Definitions:

Maintenance

The process of preserving a condition or situation or the action of keeping something in a state of repair or efficiency.

Elaborative Rehearsal

A memory technique that involves thinking about the meaning of the term to be remembered, as opposed to simply repeating the word to oneself.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive process involving the repetitive review of information to keep it in short-term memory longer.

Rote Rehearsal

A learning technique that involves repeating information over and over to keep it in short-term memory longer.