A Critical Difference Between Psychoanalytic and Behavioral Interpretations of Psychopathology

question 31

Multiple Choice

A critical difference between psychoanalytic and behavioral interpretations of psychopathology is

• A) one emphasizes learning, the other does not.
• B) one emphasizes the organization of responses, the other does not.
• C) one emphasizes anxiety, the other does not.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning that involves forming connections between a stimulus from the environment and one that occurs naturally.

Desired Employee Behaviors

The specific actions or conduct that an organization wishes its employees to exhibit in the workplace.

Operant Conditioning

A conditioning approach where the potency of an activity is modified through positive reinforcement or negative consequences.

Conditioned

A learned response to a specific stimulus, developed through the process of conditioning, especially in the context of classical or operant conditioning.