A Test to Determine Merchantability Based on Unfamiliar Objects Found

question 49

Multiple Choice

A test to determine merchantability based on unfamiliar objects found in food is known as the ________.

• A) foreign substance test
• B) consumer expectation test
• C) contamination test
• D) contagion test

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The tendency to respond differently to two or more similar stimuli; in classical conditioning, it occurs when a stimulus similar to the CS fails to evoke the CR.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned.

Conditioned Responding

A learning process in which an individual develops a response to a previously neutral stimulus by associating it with another stimulus that already elicits a response.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, responding only to the specific stimulus that is conditioned.