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Use the following information to answer questions (1) - (5). Feature movie lengths (in hours) were measured for all movies shown in the past year in the U.S. The mean length of all feature length movies shown was 1.80 hours with a standard deviation of 0.15 hours. Suppose the length of a random sample of 20 movies was recorded from all movies released this year. The mean length of the feature length movies was found to be 1.72 hours with a standard
deviation of 0.18 hours.
-In this example, the numerical values of 1.80 hours and 0.15 hours are .


Definitions:

Extinction

In conditioning, the process by which a conditioned response diminishes and eventually disappears following repeated exposure to the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

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

Conditioned Responses

Conditioned responses are the behaviors that result from the association between a previously neutral stimulus and a conditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response by not reinforcing the conditioning stimulus.

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