The Derogation of Target Bias Is the Underlying Defense Mechanism

question 149

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The derogation of target bias is the underlying defense mechanism that states aggressive individuals see those they wish to make (or have made)targets of aggressions as intellectually incompetent.

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Definitions:

Animal Type Phobia

A type of specific phobia involving an intense, irrational fear of certain animals.

Observational Learning

A learning process through which behaviors are acquired by watching and imitating others.

Classical Conditioning

Form of learning in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a stimulus that naturally elicits a response, thereby making the neutral stimulus itself sufficient to elicit the same response.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.