Prejudice: Negative perceptions of others. This may be acquired through operant conditioning.
Biofeedback: "Feeding back" biological information for control of normally automatic body functions.
Superstitious Behavior: Develops from accidental rewarding of specific behavior.
*Example: Knocking on Wood- People knock on wood when they are speaking of good fortune or making predictions because down through the ages, people have believed that trees were homes of gods, who were kind and generous if approached in the right way. A person who wanted to as a favor of the tree god would touch the bark. After the favor was granted, the person would return to knock on the tree as a sign of thanks.
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