While It Appears to Be Negative,guilt Can Actually Serve to Protect

question 98

Multiple Choice

While it appears to be negative,guilt can actually serve to protect and strengthen our interpersonal relationships.All of the following are examples of this protective concept except when guilt

• A) discourages people from doing things that harm their relationships.
• B) is used to deceive others.
• C) demonstrates that people care about their partners.
• D) encourages people to be honest in their relationships.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate certain actions with specific consequences.

Observation

The act of closely monitoring or taking notice of something or someone, often used as a method in scientific research and daily learning.

Respondent Conditioning

A form of learning in which an individual develops a reflexive response to a previously neutral stimulus by associating it with another stimulus that already elicits that response.

Direct Reinforcement

The process by which a behavior is strengthened or increased by immediately following it with a positive stimulus or reward.