Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 344

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is false.

• A) Dicta are not authoritative.
• B) When a court opinion discusses facts and issues on which the court does not rule, the comments are called dicta.
• C) Published articles and tax services are examples of secondary sources of authority.
• D) Dicta in a court opinion has no influence on other tax proceedings.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with learned behaviors from operant conditioning.

Operant Responding

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the effect of consequences on behavior in the future.