Politicians Often Highlight the Plight of a Single Individual as a Reason

question 114

Multiple Choice

Politicians often highlight the plight of a single individual as a reason to support a particular project or agenda.In this case,politicians are often engaged in

• A) the Allais effect.
• B) the Byrd effect.
• C) framing.
• D) prospect theory.

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Definitions:

Contingency Theory

The view that learning occurs when stimuli provide information about the likelihood of the occurrence of other stimuli.

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Robert Rescorla

An American psychologist known for his work on the involvement of cognitive processes in classical conditioning, especially the contingency theory of learning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.