The Graph Below Is the Keeling Curve, a Record of Carbon

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Essay

The graph below is the Keeling Curve, a record of carbon dioxide measured at Mauna Loa beginning in 1958. What can be learned from this graph? What do the two lines (black and grey) tell us?

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Definitions:

Discriminative Stimulus

Any stimulus, such as a stop sign or a doorknob, that provides the organism with a cue for making a certain response in order to obtain reinforcement.

Watson's Little Albert

An experiment conducted by John B. Watson demonstrating classical conditioning by causing a young boy to develop a phobia of white rats.

UCS

An abbreviation commonly used in psychology that stands for Unconditioned Stimulus, which automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response.