A ____________________ Barometer Uses a Transducer to Detect the Change

question 68

Essay

A ____________________ barometer uses a transducer to detect the change in pressure exerted by the atmosphere on a precisely engineered surface, and the change in pressure is then converted into an electrical signal.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a conditioned response that had been previously eliminated, following a period where there was no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Thorndike

An American psychologist famous for his work on learning theory that led to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious conditioning or immediate display of behavior and manifests later when suitable.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response that results in the behavior decreasing or disappearing.