According to Social Judgment Theory, What Occurs When a Message

question 55

Multiple Choice

According to social judgment theory, what occurs when a message is viewed as being congruent with the initial attitudinal position and the message is received favourably?

• A) enculturation
• B) insinuation
• C) acculturation
• D) assimilation

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses or anxieties through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation, coupled with relaxation training.

Therapy

A treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder, often involving psychological techniques for mental health issues.

Aversion Therapy

A form of psychological treatment in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.

Classical Conditioning

An educational process where continuous pairing of two stimuli leads to the response initially triggered by the second stimulus being eventually triggered by the first stimulus.