Regarding the Timing of the CS and the US in Classical

question 77

Multiple Choice

Regarding the timing of the CS and the US in classical conditioning, the STRONGEST conditioned response occurs when the

• A)CS and US are presented simultaneously.
• B)CS is presented first and remains on during the presentation of the US.
• C)CS is presented first and is terminated before the presentation of the US.
• D)US is presented first and is terminated before the presentation of the CS.
• E)US is presented first and remains on during the presentation of the CS.

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Definitions:

Z Statistic

A statistical measure used in hypothesis testing, representing the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped data distribution that is symmetric about the mean, representing a common pattern in which most occurrences take place near the average and fewer occur as you move away.

Two-tailed Test

A hypothesis test where the area of interest is in both tails of the probability distribution, allowing for investigating deviations in two opposite directions.

T Distribution

A probability distribution that arises when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and population variance is unknown.