According to Lachman, Researchers Have Found That on Average a Sense

question 149

Multiple Choice

According to Lachman, researchers have found that on average a sense of personal control peaks in ________ and then declines.

• A) early adulthood
• B) midlife
• C) adolescence
• D) late adulthood

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Definitions:

Extinction Contrast Effect

The increased difference in the intensity or frequency of a response observed when a previously reinforced behavior is no longer reinforced, in the presence of a contrasting condition that continues to be reinforced.

Tokens

Symbols or objects used as representations of value or exchange, often employed in token economies for behavior reinforcement.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, operant conditioning involves an association between behaviors and their consequences.

Reinforcement

In behaviorism, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior.