Which of the Following Persons Contributed Greatly to the Understanding

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following persons contributed greatly to the understanding of the field of modern genetics?

• A) Gregor Mendel
• B) James Watson
• C) Francis Crick
• D) B and C only
• E) All of these

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Classical Conditioning

An instructional process where pairing two stimuli repeatedly results in a response first prompted by the second stimulus, but eventually prompted by only the first stimulus.

Extinction

A process in which the conditioned response is weakened when the conditioned stimulus is repeated without the unconditioned stimulus.

Acquisition

The gradual formation of an association between conditioned and unconditioned stimuli.