Which Term Describes the Idea That Certain Possibilities Are Made

question 123

Multiple Choice

Which term describes the idea that certain possibilities are made more or less likely because of decisions made in the past?

• A)decisiveness
• B)logrolling
• C)path dependency
• D)historical determinism
• E)time-space contingency

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any learning process involved.

Conditioned Responses

Learned reactions that occur in response to previously neutral stimuli after conditioning.

Higher-order Conditioning

A complex form of classical conditioning where a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, rather than with an unconditioned stimulus, to elicit a response.

Discriminative Stimuli

Refer to environmental cues or signals that indicate the probable consequence of a particular behavior, guiding organisms to respond accordingly.