Adaptability Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

Adaptability is

• A) the process of acquiring through experience new and relatively enduring information or behaviors.
• B) our ability to connect events that occur in sequence.
• C) our capacity to learn new behaviors that help us cope with our changing world.
• D) any event or situation that evokes a response.

---

Definitions:

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or applied to situations outside the original experimental setting.

Representative

Someone or something that serves as a typical example or is characteristic of a group, class, or set.

Demand Characteristics

Aspects of an experimental setting that lead participants to guess the purpose of the study and adjust their behavior to what they think the experiment demands.

Inadvertently Smiles

Smiling unintentionally or without conscious decision, often as a natural reaction to certain stimuli or thoughts.