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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Provide the missing information.
-A sequence of payments made at equal intervals over a fixed period of time is called an ________.


Definitions:

Discriminative Stimulus

Any stimulus, such as a stop sign or a doorknob, that provides the organism with a cue for making a certain response in order to obtain reinforcement.

Watson's Little Albert

An experiment conducted by John B. Watson demonstrating classical conditioning by causing a young boy to develop a phobia of white rats.

UCS

An abbreviation commonly used in psychology that stands for Unconditioned Stimulus, which automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response.

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