Alicia Makes the Statement That Everytime She Eats Chocolate, It

question 6

Multiple Choice

Alicia makes the statement that everytime she eats chocolate, it gives her acne. By ignoring the possibility that there may be another factor that causes Alicia to eat chocolate and which also causes her acne, Alicia is commiting the

• A)fallacy of composition
• B)fallacy that association is causation
• C)fallacy of segmentation
• D)mistake of ignoring secondary effects
• E)mistake of looking beyond the obvious

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Definitions:

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus designed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, typically using rewards and punishments.

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus that an organism seeks to avoid or escape.

Manipulate to Obtain

A strategic action of influencing or controlling someone or something to achieve a desired outcome.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses.