The Need to Have a Goal and the Determination to Achieve

question 31

Multiple Choice

The need to have a goal and the determination to achieve it is known as:

• A) Optimism
• B) Resilience
• C) Willpower
• D) Waypower
• E) Efficacy

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Definitions:

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Reinforcement

The process by which stimuli strengthen behaviours.

Positive Reinforcer

An environmental stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the probability of that behavior occurring again in the future.

Positive Reinforcement

The process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards for desired behavior.