The Just World Hypothesis Refers to

question 70

Multiple Choice

The just world hypothesis refers to

• A) the belief that positive events are more likely than negative events.
• B) the belief that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
• C) a tendency to blame our own failures on external events.
• D) a tendency to expect the best of people about whom we care.

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Definitions:

Response Generalization

The extension of learned responses to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in operant conditioning.

Punishment by Application

A behavioral psychology term referring to the addition of an undesirable stimulus to decrease a specific behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A conditioning process where the removal of an unfavorable event or outcome after the display of a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Operant Extinction

The process in behavioral psychology where the frequency of a previously reinforced behavior decreases when that behavior is no longer reinforced.