What Was a Consequence of the Secularization of Bishops and Abbots

question 20

Multiple Choice

What was a consequence of the secularization of bishops and abbots in the Early Middle Ages?

• A)The collapse of Christian worship in many places
• B)Greater popular respect for the church
• C)A decline in the execution of their spiritual duties weakening the moral authority of the church
• D)Greater respect shown to the church and its officials by nobles
• E)The revival of Arianism

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon in which a response that has been conditioned for one stimulus is evoked by another, similar stimulus.

Response Attenuation

The reduced reaction to a stimulus over time, typically as a result of repeated exposure.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the original conditioned stimulus.