A Trojan Horse

question 21

Multiple Choice

A Trojan horse:

• A)is software that appears to be benign but does something other than expected.
• B)is a virus that replicates quickly.
• C)is malware named for a breed of fast-moving Near-Eastern horses.
• D)installs spyware on users' computers.
• E)is a type of sniffer used to infiltrate corporate networks.

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Definitions:

Obvious Reinforcement

Refers to a reinforcement that is clearly and directly related to a specific behavior, making the consequences of the behavior apparent.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Extinction

The gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response tendency because the response is no longer reinforced.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.