When Your Dog Continually Barks, You Eventually Pay Less Attention

question 156

Multiple Choice

When your dog continually barks, you eventually pay less attention to the noise. This illustrates ____.

• A) sensory reduction
• B) habituation
• C) orienting
• D) classical conditioning

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A distribution of probability that is even around the average, indicating that observations close to the mean are more common than those further away.

Chi-Square Distribution

A statistical distribution used for hypothesis testing that is derived from the sum of squared variables that follow a normal distribution.

Chi-Square Distribution

The chi-square distribution is a statistical distribution used in hypothesis testing that is applicable to variables measured on a nominal scale, primarily for goodness-of-fit and independence tests.

Test Statistic

A numerical value calculated from a sample and used in hypothesis testing to evaluate the plausibility of the null hypothesis.