If You Measure the Average Brightness and Pulsation Period of a Classical

question 34

Multiple Choice

If you measure the average brightness and pulsation period of a classical Cepheid variable star, you can also determine its

• A) age.
• B) rotation period.
• C) distance.
• D) mass.
• E) composition.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon in which a response that has been conditioned for one stimulus is evoked by another, similar stimulus.

Response Attenuation

The reduced reaction to a stimulus over time, typically as a result of repeated exposure.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.