The Central Principle of Classical Conditioning Is That

question 152

Multiple Choice

The central principle of classical conditioning is that

• A) we repeat those actions that we see others engage in.
• B) the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior.
• C) the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated.
• D) after repeated pairings with a stimulus that naturally causes a response, a neutral stimulus will cause a similar response.

Understand the doctrine of respondeat superior and its application in liability cases involving employees or agents.

Recognize the requirements for properly terminating an agency relationship and the importance of notice to third parties.

Differentiate between expressed agency, implied agency, apparent agency, and agency by ratification.

Identify the roles and obligations within an agency relationship, including those of agents and principals.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in an analysis without breaking any constraints.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure represented by R^2 that explains the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistical models to quantify the variance between observed and predicted values by summing the squared differences.

Error Variable

A variable in statistical or mathematical modeling that represents the difference between an observed value and the value predicted by a model.