A Bicycle That Travels Twice as Fast as Another When

question 25

Multiple Choice

A bicycle that travels twice as fast as another when braking to a stop will skid

• A)twice as far.
• B)four times as far.
• C)eight times as far
• D)sixteen times as far.
• E)depends on the bike's mass

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

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

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any conditioning.

Successive Approximations

A series of gradual steps, each of which is more similar to the final desired response.

Law Of Effect

A principle of behavior psychology proposed by Edward Thorndike suggesting that actions which produce satisfying effects in a given situation become more likely to occur again, while actions producing unpleasant effects become less likely.