Technology Is Defined as

question 240

Multiple Choice

Technology is defined as

• A)any device or process based on scientific discoveries that are less than one year old.
• B)any mechanical device used in the production or distribution of a product.
• C)scientific findings that are used now or are able to generate a profit.
• D)ideas or concepts that will one day be translated into useable devices, mechanisms, or processes.
• E)the inventions or innovations from applied science or engineering research.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of training by which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced.

Withholding Reinforcement

is a behavioral strategy where a positive outcome or reward is not given, aiming to decrease or eliminate a certain behavior.

Extinction

In behavior psychology, the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

The technique of adjusting the intensity of an action by applying encouragements or deterrents.