If a Judge Acquits Every Defendant, the Judge Will Never

question 116

True/False

If a judge acquits every defendant, the judge will never commit a Type I error. (H₀ is the hypothesis of innocence.)

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The process in psychology where a response that has been conditioned to a specific stimulus is also elicited by similar stimuli.

Discriminative Operant

A type of operant conditioning in which behavior is controlled by stimuli that signal the reinforcement of a behavioral response.

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where the rate of response to a stimulus changes significantly due to the introduction of a reinforcement or punishment to another stimulus.

Discrimination Learning

A cognitive process where an individual learns to respond differently to various stimuli that are not identical.