People Who Work in Department Stores Where Music Is Played

question 39

Multiple Choice

People who work in department stores where music is played constantly in overhead speakers claim they don't hear the music.This is an example of

• A) sensory deprivation.
• B) sensory adaptation.
• C) behavioral modification.
• D) a coordinated response.
• E) more than one of these.

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Definitions:

Stock Market

A public market for buying and selling company stocks and shares, which are ownership certificates of businesses.

Defence Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used to protect oneself from anxiety and unacceptable thoughts and feelings.

Regression

A defense mechanism leading an individual to revert to a previous phase of psychological development, often under stress or frustration.

Reprimanded

Officially warned or punished, usually in a professional or formal context, for a wrongdoing or mistake.