Scientists Today Do Not Accept the Ptolemaic Model Because

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Multiple Choice

Scientists today do not accept the Ptolemaic model because:

• A)it is ancient history.
• B)it was too complicated, compared to Copernicus' heliocentric model.
• C)it has been shown that Ptolemy faked his data.
• D)it had no explanation for retrograde motion.
• E)the work of Tycho and Kepler showed the heliocentric model was more accurate.

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Definitions:

Pavlovian Conditioning

Also known as classical conditioning, it is a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a neutral stimulus and one that evokes a natural response.

Joseph Wolpe

A South African psychiatrist known for developing systematic desensitization, a method used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other anxiety disorders by gradually exposing the patient to the anxiety source.

Mary Cover Jones

An early psychologist known for her work in counter-conditioning, effectively using this technique to cure phobias.

Conditioned Response

the learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs as a result of previous conditioning.