According to the Text, Many Psychologists with a Behavioral Orientation

question 30

Multiple Choice

According to the text, many psychologists with a behavioral orientation are turning to an emphasis on _________ in behavior and on minimizing the importance of individual differences in personality.

• A) internal events, inside the organism
• B) situational specificity
• C) computer analogies
• D) unconscious forces

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Definitions:

Conditioning

The process of learning associations between environmental events and behavioral responses, typically discussed in the context of classical and operative conditioning.

Spotlight Effect

The psychological tendency to overestimate the extent to which our actions and appearance are noticed by others.

Current

Pertaining to the present time or most recent; also refers to a flow of electricity through a conductor.

Past

Refers to all events or periods that have occurred before the present time, often studied in the context of history to understand patterns of change and development.