Edwin Guthrie Argued That Learning Occurs as a Gradual Process

question 42

Multiple Choice

Edwin Guthrie argued that learning occurs as a gradual process because

• A) learning that a particular response leads to a particular outcome is more difficult than learning a stimulus-stimulus association.
• B) only a small set of stimulus elements gets connected to the response on each trial.
• C) learning to perform a response correctly takes practice, since the subject inevitably gets confused or has difficulty producing a series of behaviors in the correct sequence.
• D) competing evolutionary tendencies must be overcome before a subject can learn to produce the arbitrary instrumental response the researcher has designated.

Understand the qualifications for an "innocent landowner" under SARA and related liability protections.

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Grasp the legal frameworks and initiatives for the cleanup and redevelopment of polluted properties.

Recognize the regulatory mechanisms under the Clean Air Act, including standards for new stationary sources and the Clean Power Plan.

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