When a Stimulus Acquires the Power to Elicit a Response

question 440

Multiple Choice

When a stimulus acquires the power to elicit a response as a result of being paired with a stimulus that already produces the response, then which of the following has occurred?

• A)operant conditioning
• B)instrumental learning
• C)respondent conditioning
• D)insight learning

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Definitions:

Equal Length

A term often used in data visualization or statistical analysis to describe intervals, bars, or bins that all have the same size or duration.

Normal Probability Distribution

A continuous probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

Symmetry

A property where a shape or figure is identical on both sides of a dividing line or plane, indicating balance and proportion.

Standard Deviation

An analysis method to quantify the level of scattering or variability among a set of measures.