A(n) ____________________ Is an E-Mail Message That Warns Users of a Nonexistent

question 167

Short Answer

A(n) ____________________ is an e-mail message that warns users of a nonexistent virus, worm, or Trojan horse.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a response is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

Primary Reinforcement

An activity whose reinforcing properties are innate.

Positive Reinforcement

An event whose occurrence increases the frequency of the behavior that precedes it.

Conditioning Contrast

A phenomenon in classical and operant conditioning where the strength of a conditioned response changes when the reinforcement or punishment is changed in amount or type.