As Conceptualized in the Textbook

question 78

Multiple Choice

As conceptualized in the textbook

• A) there is considerable psychological benefit to being high on the Openness factor.
• B) there is no particular psychological benefit to being high on the Openness factor.
• C) there is considerable psychological benefit to being high on the Extraversion factor.
• D) there is no effect of the situation on the value of any particular factor.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Fear

A form of learned anxiety where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an aversive event, leading to fear responses.

Courtship Disorder Theory

A theory of sexual offending advanced by Kurt Freund that postulates that sexual offending occurs when a person’s sexual behaviour becomes fixated at one of the four phases of human sexual interactions: (1) looking for and appraising a potential partner; (2) posturing and displaying oneself to the partner; (3) tactile interaction with the partner; and (4) sexual intercourse. Fixation at stage 1 results in voyeurism; at stage 2 in exhibitionism; at stage 3 in frotteurism; and at stage 4 in rape.

Sexual Offending

Acts committed by an individual that violate the sexual integrity of another person, often subject to legal prosecution.

Neurodevelopmental Theory

A framework focusing on how the brain and nervous system grow and develop, influencing cognitive functions and behaviors across the lifespan, often used to understand developmental disorders.