Which of the Following Describes a Major Danger of Interstellar

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a major danger of interstellar travel at near light speed?

• A)Any interstellar journey will take much longer than the lives of the crew members.
• B)Time dilation will slow the heartbeats of the crew to a dangerously low rate.
• C)Atoms and ions in interstellar space will hit a fast-moving spacecraft like a flood of dangerous cosmic rays.
• D)Asteroid fields floating in interstellar space will present a navigational challenge.
• E)Supernova explosions will destroy spaceships passing nearby.

Comprehend the concept of secondary (conditioned) reinforcers and their development.

Explain the principles and applications of operant conditioning.

Understand the role and impact of a model in observational learning.

Identify and explain stimulus generalization and discrimination.

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Definitions:

Allan Paivio

A psychologist best known for his dual-coding theory, which posits that visual and verbal information are processed and stored differently in the memory.

Identifies

Recognizes, determines, or establishes the identity or essential qualities of something.

Serial-Position Effect

The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list more easily than those in the middle.

Eyewitness Recall

The process by which individuals remember and report events they have observed, significantly relevant in the context of legal testimony.