Evil Twins Are

question 164

Multiple Choice

Evil twins are

• A)Trojan horses that appears to the user to be a legitimate commercial software application.
• B)e-mail messages that mimic the e-mail messages of a legitimate business.
• C)fraudulent Web sites that mimic a legitimate business's Web site.
• D)bogus wireless networks that look legitimate to users.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it very resistant to extinction.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are delivered at fixed time intervals, provided the correct response is made.

Stimulus Generalisation

The psychological phenomenon in which responses to a specific stimulus become triggered by stimuli that are similar in some way to the original stimulus.