In the Psychology of Learning, Any Event or Object in the Environment

question 18

Multiple Choice

In the psychology of learning, any event or object in the environment to which an organism responds is called

• A) a mark.
• B) a discriminative event.
• C) a signal.
• D) a stimulus.

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Definitions:

Valid

Well-founded on evidence and corresponds accurately to the real world.

Cognitive Capacities

The various abilities related to the process of knowing, including reasoning, memory, attention, and language.

Laboratory Experiments

Controlled research studies conducted in a lab setting where variables can be manipulated to observe their effect on other variables.

Generalized Intelligence

A theory proposing that intelligence is a single, general ability that influences performance across a variety of tasks and situations.