When Light from a Flashlight Is Moved Quickly Back and Forth

question 4

Multiple Choice

When light from a flashlight is moved quickly back and forth on a wall in a darkened room, it can appear to observers that there is a trail of light moving across the wall, even though physically the light is only in one place at any given time. This experience is an effect of memory that occurs because of

• A) a visual delay effect.
• B) echoic memory.
• C) persistence of vision.
• D) top-down processing.

Recognize the complexities of privilege, genetic diversity, and the role of media in reflecting racial realities.

Grasp the sociological definitions and perspectives on race, ethnicity, and diversity training effectiveness.

Analyze different viewpoints on immigration, segregation, and societal approaches to multiculturalism (e.g., melting pot vs. salad bowl).

Explore the social constructs and implications of identity, including double-consciousness, symbolic/situational ethnicity, and white nationalism.

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Definitions:

Differential Reinforcement

A technique used in behavior modification that reinforces certain behaviors while not reinforcing others, or reinforcing them differently.

Stimulus Generalization

The phenomenon where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, leading to a similar response even in the absence of the original stimulus.

Response Generalization

The phenomenon where the effects of reinforcement for a specific behavior increase the likelihood of other similar behaviors occurring.

Response Maintenance

A type of generalization that occurs when a behavior is performed following the withdrawal of an intervention. It is measured in terms of the strength or durability of learned behaviors once the initial contingencies are removed.