Sometimes a Person Learns to Respond to a Stimulus Only

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Essay

Sometimes a person learns to respond to a stimulus only when a discriminative stimulus is present. What does the discriminative stimulus signal? Illustrate the ways in which human behaviour is controlled by verbal discriminative stimuli. Illustrate the ways in which human behaviour is controlled by nonverbal discriminative stimuli. What role does this type of learning play in socialization?

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Definitions:

Extreme Environment

Conditions that are significantly different from the normal operational environment, which may challenge survival or function.

Lack of Control

A situation where an individual feels they do not have the power or ability to influence the outcomes or events in their life.

Poor Leadership

The ineffectiveness of leaders to inspire, guide, or manage a team, resulting in negative outcomes for the organization or entity they lead.

Role Conflict

Occurs when there are incompatible demands placed upon a person, causing stress and difficulty in satisfying multiple roles simultaneously.