Your Psychology Professor Asks You and Your Classmates to Write

question 45

Multiple Choice

Your psychology professor asks you and your classmates to write down the necessary and sufficient features of a pet. Based on what you have read in this chapter, what would you expect to find when you read your classmates' definitions?

• A) nearly precise agreement because everyone in the class has the same idea of a simple concept like "pet"
• B) general agreement, but not as precise an agreement as you would see if the professor asked the class to categorize a series of photographs of pets and non-pets
• C) more precise agreement than you would see if the professor asked the class to categorize a series of photos of pets and non-pets
• D) about the same level of agreement that you would see if the professor asked the class to categorize a series of photographs of pets and non-pets

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Definitions:

Contiguity

The concept in psychology that two events happening close together in time or space are perceived to be related.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, leading to a learned response.

CS

An acronym often used to refer to "Computer Science," a field of study focusing on the theory, design, development, and application of computer systems.

US

A synonymous term for Unconditioned Stimulus, which inherently provokes an automatic response.