Psychology 2035A/B Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Key Terms

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Acculturation: changing to adapt to a new culture. Acute stressors: threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear end point. Ambient stress: chronic environmental conditions that although not urgent, are negatively valued and place adaptive demands on people. Antecedents: in behaviour modification, events that typically precede a targed response. Anticipatory stressors: upcoming or future events that are perceived to be threatening. Approach-avoidance conflict: conflict in which a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects. Approach-approach conflict: conflict in which a choice must be made between two unattractive goals. caught between a rock and a hard place Avoidance-avoidance conflict: conflict in which a choice must be made between 2 unattractive goals. Behavioural contract: written agreement outlining a promise to adhere to the contingencies of a behaviour modification program. Behaviour modification: systematic approach to changing behaviour through the application of the principles of conditioning.