Answer:
b. most research in social psychology builds off of prior research relatively slowly and systematically
Explanation:
Social psychology studies the psychology of a group of individuals in a called a society. Social psychologists studies the effect that the group has on the individual and the effect that the individual has on the group.
Social psychologists hypothesize how and why the effects take place. Then these hypothesis are tested by the social psychologist who first proposed the hypothesis, then if the hypothesis holds true the hypothesis is accepted.
This hypothesis is then tested in different situations and if the hypothesis still holds true the hypothesis becomes accepted widely. If the hypothesis does not hold true modifications are suggested after which the modified hypothesis is tested. If the modified hypothesis holds true then the modified hypothesis is accepted and the previous hypothesis is corrected.
Answer: stimulus generalization.
Explanation:
Stimulus generalization can happen in classical conditioning as well as in operant conditioning. When it´s in operant conditioning, stimulus generalization describes the way people learn something in a specific situation and then can apply it to different but similar circumstances.
In this example, Jessi first learned at preschool that to get a snack she has to wash her hands. Instead of having to relearn this practice at home, she applied the same rule she had already learned.
