The Cue Deflation Effect Is Due to ______

question 48

Multiple Choice

The cue deflation effect is due to ______.

• A)the development of increased associative strength to a more salient conditioned stimulus when a less salient conditioned stimulus is removed
• B)resistance to extinction that occurs to a conditioned stimulus that is a reliable predictor of the unconditioned stimulus
• C)the removal of all overt conditioned stimuli leaving time for other conditioned stimuli
• D)increased responding to a less salient conditioned stimulus when the more salient conditioned stimulus has undergone extinction

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Definitions:

Genetic Drift

A random process that causes allele frequencies in a population to change over generations without influence from natural selection.

Natural Selection

A fundamental mechanism of evolution where organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those traits to the next generation.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within a gene or chromosome of an organism that can result in a different trait or characteristic.

Evolutionary Change

The pathway through which multiple categories of living beings are believed to have advanced and diversified from primitive forms during the chronological history of Earth.