When Rolled Down a Mountainside at 7

question 49

Multiple Choice

When rolled down a mountainside at 7.0 m/s,the horizontal component of its velocity vector was 1.8 m/s.What was the angle of the mountain surface above the horizontal?

• A)75°
• B)57°
• C)33°
• D)15°

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Definitions:

Generalization

In conditioning, the tendency for a CR to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus to which the response was conditioned.

Pavlov's Experiment

A landmark study in behavioral psychology that demonstrated how dogs could be conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell, associating it with food.

Closed Geometric Figures

Shapes whose edges are completely connected, enclosing a space.

Reinforcers

Any stimuli, objects, or events that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated when they are applied.