Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The following code deletes only the first three elements of numbers by assigning an empty list to the three-element slice: numbers[0:3] = []
• B) The following code assigns a list's elements to a slice of every other element of numbers: numbers = [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19]
• Numbers[2:2:2] = [100, 100, 100, 100]
• C) The following code deletes all the elements in numbers, leaving the existing list empty: numbers[:] = []
• D) When you assign a new object to a variable the original object that the variable referenced will be garbage collected if no other variables refer to it.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a conditioned response that had previously been eliminated, following a period where the conditioned stimulus was not presented.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response, often occurring when the reinforcement previously associated with the behavior is removed.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated to other stimuli that are similar, leading to a similar response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a pause or period of apparent extinction.