In Their Role as Intergovernmental Coordinator, Governors

question 46

Multiple Choice

In their role as intergovernmental coordinator, governors

• A)depend wholly on the National Governors' Association to represent their states' interests.
• B)coordinate the actions of state agencies.
• C)serve as the major points of contact between their states and the president, Congress, and national agencies.
• D)delegate their responsibilities to staffers, because the importance of this role has diminished.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The tendency to stop making a generalized response to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus because the similar stimulus is never paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Extinction

Extinction refers to the process in conditioning where the occurrence of a conditioned response decreases or disappears when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Acquisition

The process of learning or obtaining new information or skills.

Spontaneous Recovery

Refers to the sudden reappearance of a previously extinguished response in the absence of further conditioning.