Every Year During Finals,Beverly Has an Increase in the Incidents

question 17

Multiple Choice

Every year during finals,Beverly has an increase in the incidents of colds and a chronic cough.This may be an example of:

• A)allostasis
• B)environmental stress
• C)a stress-induced illness
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Superstitious Behavior

Actions or practices based on the belief in supernatural causality, where specific activities are thought to influence outcomes, despite the absence of a logical cause-and-effect relationship.

Persistent Behavior

A continuous, repeated pattern of actions or tendencies that are exhibited over time, often resisting change.

Token Economy

A form of behavior modification based on the systematic reinforcement of target behavior, through the use of tokens that can be exchanged for other rewards.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.