Question

Dr. Kingston emphasizes that learned fears reflect the interacting influences of a person's inborn emotional reactivity, family life history, and capacity to generalize from previous experiences. Dr. Kingston's emphasis best illustrates:

A) behaviorism.
B) the law of effect.
C) prosocial behavior.
D) a biopsychosocial approach.
E) cognitive-behavioral approach

Answer 1

Answer: D. A biopsychosocial approach

Explanation: The adoption of biological, psychological and social aspect of an individual's life in understanding and interpreting health related conditions of an individual is called the BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH. In the context above, Dr. Kingston emphasizes how the biological characteristics of an individual's inborn emotional reactivity, social influences such as family life history and psychological tendency to generalize from past experiences could lead to learned fears in an individual.