A Curvilinear Relationship Is One in Which

question 5

Multiple Choice

A curvilinear relationship is one in which

• A) one variable always increases as the other increases.
• B) as X increases, Y will increase and then level off or fall.
• C) as X increases, Y will decrease and then level off or rise.
• D) both b and c

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Definitions:

Classically Conditioned

The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an innately meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to evoke a similar response.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes conditioned after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus

Within classical conditioning, a stimulus that inherently and automatically elicits a response without any previous training.