Dependent Premises

question 50

Multiple Choice

Dependent premises:

• A)each offer a separate line of support for a conclusion
• B)are accepted by some listeners, but not others, depending on their beliefs
• C)work together to make a single argument for a conclusion
• D)are premises that may or may not be true
• E)are premises for which we don't yet know the conclusion

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Acquisition

The initial learning of the connection between the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus when these two stimuli are paired.

Association

A connection or linkage between thoughts, ideas, feelings, or memories, influenced by experiences or learning.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of non-exposure to the conditioned stimulus.