Psychologists Are Expected to Be Needed in the Next Few

question 24

Multiple Choice

Psychologists are expected to be needed in the next few decades by aging Americans to assist them with​

• A) ​adjusting to challenges from chronic illnesses.
• B) ​maintaining healthy and productive lifestyles.
• C) ​aligning lifestyles with those of young adults.
• D) ​the life tasks in (a) and (b) instead of with (a).

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Definitions:

Dishabituation

In psychological terms, dishabituation represents the renewal or intensification of a response that had become decreased or absent due to repetitive stimulation, triggered by a new, unrelated stimulus.

Learning Theorists

Scholars who study how individuals acquire new knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values through various forms of training or experience.

Neurotransmitter Release

The process by which neurotransmitters are released from nerve endings or synapses into the synaptic cleft to transmit signals between neurons.

Dishabituation

The revival of a response that has been habituated, typically due to a novel stimulus interrupting the repetition.