The Violent Crimes of Some Group Members Inflate People's Judgments

question 707

Multiple Choice

The violent crimes of some group members inflate people's judgments of the crime rate within the entire group because the instances of violent crime are

• A) social events.
• B) frustrating events.
• C) memorable cases.
• D) repetitive events.

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Definitions:

Generalization Gradients

In learning theory, the range and degree to which a learned response is produced to stimuli that vary from the original conditioned stimulus.

Discrimination Training

The process in behavioral psychology of training an organism to respond differently to distinct stimuli, enhancing its ability to distinguish between them.

Inhibitory Generalization

The process by which an organism learns to inhibit responses to stimuli that are similar to a conditioned stimulus that signals an aversive event.

Training Stimulus

A specific condition or event presented during training to elicit and reinforce desired behaviors or responses.