What Seems to Be the Most Significant Factor in Causing

question 14

Multiple Choice

What seems to be the most significant factor in causing gender differences in academic achievement?

• A)Societal expectations
• B)Genetic differences
• C)Socioeconomic variables
• D)Unexplained individual variability

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A conditioned reaction developed in response to a previously irrelevant stimulus after its frequent association with a stimulus that elicits an automatic response.

Original CS

In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus (CS) that is consistently paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US) to produce a conditioned response (CR).

24 Hours

The period of time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis, typically defined as a day.

Discrimination

An aspect of learning in which the organism learns to respond differently to stimuli that have been associated with a US (or reinforcement), and stimuli that have not.