In Classical Conditioning,discrimination Refers to the Learned Ability to Distinguish

question 90

Multiple Choice

In classical conditioning,discrimination refers to the learned ability to distinguish between a ________ and other irrelevant stimuli.

• A) US
• B) UR
• C) CS
• D) CR

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristic

Cues in an experimental environment that communicate to participants how they are expected to behave.

Control Group

A control group in scientific experiments is the group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or experimental condition and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Placebo

An inert or innocuous substance given to a patient instead of genuine medication, used in studies to evaluate the efficacy of treatments.