Examples of Psychological Harm to Participants in a Study May

question 43

Multiple Choice

Examples of psychological harm to participants in a study may include ______.

• A) an unknown topic
• B) stress or embarrassment
• C) researcher's interests
• D) physical injury

Understand the relationship between age and behavioral tendencies such as compulsive hoarding.

Recognize the social and psychological impacts of retirement, especially related to social isolation.

Understand how socio-economic status (SES) affects health and aging.

Comprehend the socio-emotional selectivity theory and its implications on aging.

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Definitions:

Aversive Events

Unpleasant or undesirable occurrences that individuals seek to avoid or escape.

Cognitive Processing

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Dorsolateral Striatum

A region of the brain implicated in motor planning and the execution of habitual actions.

S-R Habits

Behaviors that are formed through the repeated pairing of a specific stimulus (S) and response (R), leading to a habitual action.