"Coming Out" Refers To

question 50

Multiple Choice

"Coming out" refers to:

• A)The result of a single homosexual experience.
• B)A series of events that makes an individual question his/her sexual identity.
• C)The process of defining oneself as gay or lesbian.
• D)The experience of sharing one's sexual identity with others.

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Definitions:

Skinner Box

An apparatus used to conduct operant conditioning research with animals, named after B.F. Skinner, a psychologist.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.

Classical Conditioning

is a learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, first described by Ivan Pavlov.

Genetic Blueprint

The set of genetic instructions encoded in DNA that defines the characteristics of an organism.