Scientists Search for Fossil Fuels in Many Ways

question 25

Multiple Choice

Scientists search for fossil fuels in many ways. Sending a sound wave into the ground (by exploding dynamite, thumping the ground with a large weight, or using an electric vibrating machine) and measuring its return to the surface at receiving stations is called ___________ surveying.

• A)dynamite
• B)sonar
• C)seismic
• D)destructive
• E)geologic

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the actual stimuli associated with a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral conditioning method where the influence of an action is shaped by reward or correction.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, observed in classical conditioning.