The Idea That People Are Strongly Motivated by a Potential

question 68

Short Answer

The idea that people are strongly motivated by a potential loss, such as a financial penalty, is known as __________.

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Definitions:

Heterozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two different alleles of a gene.

Barr Bodies

Inactivated X chromosomes found in the nuclei of female cells, visible as dense bodies, used to equalize gene expression between sexes.

Sex Chromosomes

Chromosomes involved in determining the gender of an organism, typically one pair per organism, such as X and Y chromosomes in humans.

Female

An individual of the species that is typically characterized by the production of eggs or ovum and, in mammals, possession of two X chromosomes.