Professor Shankar Believes That Her Students' Most Important Personal Characteristics

question 99

Multiple Choice

Professor Shankar believes that her students' most important personal characteristics are those that distinguish them as uniquely different from most other people.Her attitude best illustrates one of the consequences of

• A) individualism.
• B) gender typing.
• C) collectivism.
• D) androgyny.

Understand the concept of the selection effect in forming friendships during adolescence.

Recognize changes in physical development and sensory abilities through different life stages.

Identify cultural and historical shifts in milestones such as marriage and adulthood.

Understand the impact of aging on the immune system and health.

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Definitions:

Intense Stimuli

Stimuli that are particularly strong or powerful, often eliciting a significant response from an organism.

Weaker Stimuli

Stimuli that have less intensity or strength, potentially producing less pronounced responses in perceptual or physiological processes.

Habituation

A decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it, showing a form of non-associative learning.

Sensitization

Sensitization is an increase in the behavioral response following repeated exposure to a stimulus, making an organism more sensitive to that stimulus over time.