Is It Advisable to Enable Automatic Updates on Security Software

question 51

Multiple Choice

Is it advisable to enable automatic updates on security software?

• A) Yes; this helps to catch and quarantine new malware before it harms the computer.
• B) No; automatic updates can cause create problems in security software.
• C) No; automatic updates require excessive storage space and slow the computer.
• D) Yes, though you must pay an additional fee for automatic updates.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for a response that has been conditioned to one stimulus to be triggered by stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in behavioral psychology where a stimulus that initially has no significance comes to elicit a response after being associated with a stimulus that already elicits that response.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus.

Auditory Stimulation

The process of using sound to evoke a response in the auditory system.