If the Nuts Are Stale, Then They Should Not Be

question 217

Multiple Choice

If the nuts are stale, then they should not be put into the salad. Thus, the nuts are stale, since they should not be put into the salad.

• A) Modus ponens.
• B) Denying the antecedent.
• C) Invalid.
• D) Affirming the consequent.
• E) Disjunctive syllogism.

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Definitions:

Extinction

The process by which a conditioned response diminishes and eventually disappears, as a result of the conditioned stimulus being repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Narrowing

The restriction of a response to a limited number of situations.

Blocking

A learning phenomenon where a previously learned association prevents the acquisition of a new association with the same conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinct conditioned response after a rest period, without the need for further conditioning.