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Sometimes a Person Learns to Respond to a Stimulus Only

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Sometimes a person learns to respond to a stimulus only when a discriminative stimulus is present. What does the discriminative stimulus signal? Illustrate the ways in which human behaviour is controlled by verbal discriminative stimuli. Illustrate the ways in which human behaviour is controlled by nonverbal discriminative stimuli. What role does this type of learning play in socialization?


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Downshifts

The act of shifting a vehicle's transmission into a lower gear, increasing engine speed and providing more power or engine braking.

Governor Pressure

The hydraulic pressure in automatic transmissions that helps control gear shifts and is regulated by the vehicle's governor.

Transmission

A system in vehicles that transmits power from the engine to the drive axle, enabling the change of gears and varying the power and speed ratio.

Output Shaft Speed

The rotational speed of the shaft that delivers power from a transmission or differential to the wheels or other driven components.

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