The Deaths of Young Children or Domestic Animals Were Among

question 14

True/False

The deaths of young children or domestic animals were among the most common triggers for witchcraft accusations in the 17^th century.

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Definitions:

Vicarious Learning

Learning that occurs by observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Insects

A vast group of arthropods characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and one pair of antennae.

Law of Effect

A principle in behaviorism stating that responses followed by satisfaction will become more likely to occur, and those followed by discomfort will become less likely.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning in which two stimuli are regularly paired; a response that is initially caused by the second stimulus is eventually caused by the first stimulus alone.