Identifying and Choosing Solutions That Lead to a Desired Outcome

question 31

Multiple Choice

Identifying and choosing solutions that lead to a desired outcome is referred to as

• A) power
• B) solution providing
• C) decision making
• D) rational decision making
• E) irrational decision making

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response in a subject.

Operant Stimulus

A stimulus that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning.

Cognitive Perspective

An approach in psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes as the key to understanding human behavior.