A Factor That Might Doom a Product in the Marketplace

question 182

Multiple Choice

A factor that might doom a product in the marketplace is referred to as a(n) __________.

• A)albatross
• B)land mine
• C)pit fall
• D)showstopper
• E)wild card

Understand the psychiatric uses of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and its risks.

Recognize the diversity of therapeutic approaches and their theoretical underpinnings.

Understand the difference between assignable variation and chance variation.

Recognize examples and causes of chance variation.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where the rate of response to a stimulus changes when the conditions of reinforcement for another stimulus are altered.

Eyeblink Conditioning

When a conditioned stimulus (CS) becomes able to elicit a conditioned eyeblink as a result of being paired with a puff of air or a brief electrical shock below the eye.

Extinction Procedure

A process in conditioning where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral becomes capable of triggering a conditioned response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.