OPEC Is

question 84

Multiple Choice

OPEC is:

• A) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
• B) an international cartel made up of 13 oil-producing countries.
• C) the cartel that was responsible for the large increases in crude oil prices in the 1970s.
• D) described by all of the above.

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Definitions:

Maximum Conditioning

The point at which a conditioned response reaches its highest level of strength or efficiency through the learning process.

Blocking

The prevention of the acquisition of a conditioned response (CR) to a second conditioned stimulus (CS2) when two stimuli are paired with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and conditioning has already occurred to the first stimulus (CS1).

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, upon being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to elicit a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning or conditioning.