EPPP Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior 3

Question 1

Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD) refers to:

Accepted Answer

The gap between independent ability and potential with guidance

Answer

The ZPD is the distance between what a learner can do alone and what they can achieve with skilled guidance or collaboration.

Question 2

Which neurotransmitter is most associated with reward, motivation, and positive reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

Dopamine

Answer

Dopamine pathways, particularly the mesolimbic system, are central to reward processing and motivational behavior.

Question 3

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was originally developed to prevent:

Accepted Answer

Relapse in recurrent major depression

Answer

MBCT was developed by Segal, Williams, and Teasdale specifically to reduce relapse rates in individuals with recurrent major depression.

Question 4

The concept of 'hot cognition' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Thinking influenced by emotional arousal or motivational states

Answer

Hot cognition describes cognitive processes that are influenced by emotions or motivational states, contrasting with 'cold' neutral cognition.

Question 5

Flooding as an exposure technique works primarily through which mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Extinction of the conditioned fear response

Answer

Flooding produces extinction by prolonged exposure to feared stimuli without the expected aversive outcome, eliminating the conditioned response.

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