When a 555 Timer Is Operated in the Astable Mode

question 8

Multiple Choice

When a 555 timer is operated in the astable mode, the output will be a ____.

• A) single pulse
• B) spike
• C) stream of pulses
• D) steady 5 V DC

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral conditioning method where the influence of an action is shaped by reward or correction.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, observed in classical conditioning.

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses reappear after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.