Frictional Heat Is Produced When the High-Speed Handpiece Is Used

question 62

Multiple Choice

Frictional heat is produced when the high-speed handpiece is used. The coolant is used to ____________.

• A) prevent the handpiece from overheating
• B) keep the handpiece from burning the operator's hand
• C) keep the tooth cool
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy where only a portion of responses are reinforced, making the learned behavior more resistant to extinction.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning by which a stimulus that already elicits a conditioned response is used as a conditioned stimulus to condition a response to a new stimulus.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement or immediate demonstration of the learned behavior or knowledge, becoming apparent only when a situation calls for it.

Observational Learning

A learning process where individuals learn new behaviors or information by watching the actions of others.