A 1200-Kg Automobile Moving at 25 M/s Has the Brakes

question 10

Multiple Choice

A 1200-kg automobile moving at 25 m/s has the brakes applied with a deceleration of 5.0 m/s².How far does the car travel before it stops?

• A) 39 m
• B) 31 m
• C) 55 m
• D) 63 m

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Definitions:

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which a stimulus that was previously neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response.

Habituation

The process by which an individual becomes accustomed to a stimulus through repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon in which the response rate to one stimulus changes as a result of a change in the reinforcement offered for another stimulus.

Second-order Conditioning

A form of learning where a stimulus that was previously neutral is associated with a conditioned stimulus to elicit the same conditioned response, without the original unconditioned stimulus.