The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Was

question 15

Multiple Choice

The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice was developed by

• A) Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.
• B) the Association for Computing Machinery and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• C) a consortium of computer science departments in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• D) Immanuel Kant.
• E) John Rawls.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

A process in learning where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli.

Generalization Gradient

The spread or diffusion of a response to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli when only one of them is consistently associated with a particular response.

Discrimination Gradient

The degree to which an organism can differentiate between two stimuli, indicating the sensitivity of its perceptual systems.