Mechanical Couplers Are Used

question 33

Multiple Choice

Mechanical couplers are used

• A)where the lap- splice length of reinforcing bars is excessive.
• B)to lap splice reinforcing bars.
• C)as an economical alternative to lap splicing of reinforcing bars.
• D)where lap splicing of reinforcing bars will produce excessive congestion.
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a specific stimulus that results from repeated exposure to that stimulus paired with a particular response.

Classical Conditioning

A learning paradigm wherein two stimuli are continuously paired together; initially, the response comes from the second stimulus, but later, the first stimulus can independently provoke the response.

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

In classical conditioning, an automatically eliciting stimulus that leads to an unconditioned response without prior conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.