A 75-Kg Swimmer Dives Horizontally Off a 250-Kg Raft Initially

question 18

Multiple Choice

A 75-kg swimmer dives horizontally off a 250-kg raft initially at rest.If the diver's speed immediately after leaving the raft is 2 m/s,what is the corresponding raft speed?

• A) 0.2 m/s
• B) 0.3 m/s
• C) 0.6 m/s
• D) 4.0 m/s

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Definitions:

Deconditioning

Reversing conditioning to eliminate the conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

The response produced by the conditioned stimulus after classical conditioning (e.g., salivation following the sound of the bell).

White Rat

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Rosalie Rayner

An American psychologist who, along with John B. Watson, conducted the famous Little Albert experiment, demonstrating that emotional reactions could be conditioned in humans.