Luciano Believes That the Best Way to Get Over the Anger

question 95

Multiple Choice

Luciano believes that the best way to get over the anger he feels toward his high school teacher is to scream shameful profanities while hitting a punching bag.His belief best illustrates

• A) the relative deprivation principle.
• B) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
• C) the catharsis hypothesis.
• D) the feel-good,do-good phenomenon.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially neutral signal that, once it's linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately provokes a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating the learning process of associative reflexes.

Latent Learning

Latent Learning refers to the process where learning occurs without any obvious reinforcement and is not immediately demonstrated through behavior.