In the Context of the Wiggins Circumplex Model,individual Differences

question 68

Multiple Choice

In the context of the Wiggins circumplex model,individual differences:

• A)have a biological basis in the nervous system.
• B)pertain to what people do to and with each other.
• C)show how people interact with the environment.
• D)were found in the LSD experiences of subjects.

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli or events that increase the likelihood of the behavior that they follow, used in operant conditioning.

Law Of Effect

Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely.

Shaping

A behavioral psychology technique of progressively reinforcing behaviors that approximate or lead towards a desired goal behavior.

Conditioned Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus gains the capacity to reinforce desirable behaviors through its association with a primary reinforcer.