When Super Instructor First Started Teaching,he Was Terrified of Speaking

question 128

Multiple Choice

When Super Instructor first started teaching,he was terrified of speaking in front of groups.As he began his first lecture,he was so nervous that his voice shook and he felt close to tears.By the end of the lecture,he was calm.His experience is an example of the ____ technique,which is based on ____.

• A) systematic desensitization therapy; classical conditioning
• B) flooding; classical conditioning
• C) systematic desensitization therapy; extinction
• D) flooding; extinction

Identify and describe the fallacy of denying the antecedent.

Determine when an argument can be considered sound based on the relationship between its premises and conclusion.

Learn and apply the correct form of expressing valid inference patterns in identity relationships.

Recognize and explain the fallacy of affirming the consequent.

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Definitions:

Say's Law

An economic theory proposing that the production of goods creates its own demand, attributed to the French economist Jean-Baptiste Say.

Recessions

Periods of economic decline lasting at least six months, characterized by decreases in GDP, employment, and consumer spending.

Monetarists

Economists who believe that changes in the money supply have major influences on national output in the short run and the price level over longer periods.

Economic Growth

An increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, often measured by GDP.