Thousands of Controlled Experiments Indicate That

question 155

Multiple Choice

Thousands of controlled experiments indicate that

• A) many people have ESP.
• B) ESP exists only in a few specially gifted people.
• C) there is no reliable evidence that anyone possesses ESP.
• D) it is impossible to conduct scientifically valid tests of ESP.

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Definitions:

Conventional Punishment

Traditional forms of punishment used to decrease or eliminate undesirable behaviors.

Effective Punishment

A punishment that reduces the likelihood of the behavior it follows occurring again, by being immediate, consistent, and proportionate.

Fear Stimulus

Any object, situation, or event that elicits a fear response, either through learned experience or innate reaction.

Extinction Procedure

The process in conditioning where the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus, leading to a decrease in the conditioned response over time.