An Important Way That Psychologists Work to Decrease Behavioral Risks

question 139

Multiple Choice

An important way that psychologists work to decrease behavioral risks to health is through the use of

• A)community health campaigns that provide role models.
• B)jail time for people who violate health codes.
• C)electroconvulsive shock therapy for unhealthy, anxious patients.
• D)desensitization and sensory deprivation activities.

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Definitions:

Formal Operations

The fourth and final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, marked by the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Piaget's Stage

Refers to one of the four stages in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development through which children progress from infancy to adolescence, acquiring new understandings and cognitive skills.

Political Philosophies

The study of fundamental questions about the state, government, politics, liberty, justice, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority.

Formal Operations

The final stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from around age 12 onwards, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.