If You Push Sideways Gently on Your Textbook and It

question 7

Multiple Choice

If you push sideways gently on your textbook and it doesn't move, it is most likely because

• A)the book's mass is large enough to resist your push.
• B)your push is too small to overcome the book's inertia.
• C)friction is pushing on the book in the opposite direction as your push.
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where pairing two stimuli repeatedly results in a response initially triggered by the second stimulus becoming triggered by the first stimulus alone.

Pavlov

Renowned for his work in classical conditioning, signifying the learning process through which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus.

Meat Powder

A stimulus used in Pavlov's experiment to evoke the salivation response in dogs, demonstrating classical conditioning.

Immediate Reinforcer

A reward that occurs directly following a behavior, which increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated in the future.