Deviational Variables

question 6

Multiple Choice

Deviational variables

• A)are added to constraints to indicate acceptable departures from the target vaoues of their corresponding goals
• B)are negative
• C)are positive for underachievement only
• D)are positive for overachievement only

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The psychological phenomenon where a response to a specific stimulus becomes triggered by stimuli that are similar in nature.

Conditioned Response

The learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through classical conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Extinction

The gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.