When You Need Help with Your Computer Software, Which Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

When you need help with your computer software, which is often, you always call Mike, and receive reasonably good help. One day, you call Mike and follow his instructions to the letter, only to find that you've reformatted your hard drive and lost all your data. When Susan asks you whom she should call for help with her computer you say, "Anyone but Mike." Yet you find yourself dialing his extension the next time your computer crashes. This paradox is explained by a combination of

• A) S-O and S-R learning.
• B) habit and instinct.
• C) outcome devaluation and instinctive drift.
• D) occasion setting and instrumental conditioning.

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Definitions:

Molecular Orbital

A theoretical construct that describes the wave-like behavior of electrons in molecules.

S-cis Conformation

A specific arrangement of molecular geometry where substituents on a double bond are positioned in the same plane, allowing potential for certain reactions.

Relative Energies

The comparative energy levels of molecules or states, used to predict stability, reactivity, and the distribution of products in chemical reactions.

Conformers

Different spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be converted into one another by rotation around single bonds, without breaking the molecular structure.