Denise's Brother, Jack, Wears Unmatched Socks When He Plays Basketball

question 26

Multiple Choice

Denise's brother, Jack, wears unmatched socks when he plays basketball because the last time he did that his team won the game. He believes that this odd behavior was correlated with the win. This is an example of _________.

• A) Law of Effect
• B) classical conditioning
• C) modeling
• D) superstitious learning

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Definitions:

Axon

a part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell body towards other neurons or muscles.

Electrical Charge

A fundamental property of matter that exists in either a positive or negative state and causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.

All-Or-None Law

A principle that states that the strength of a response of a nerve cell or muscle fiber is not dependent on the strength of the stimulus; if a stimulus is above a certain threshold, a nerve or muscle fiber will fire.

Action Potentials

Action potentials are rapid rises and falls in the electric potential across a nerve cell's membrane, allowing for the transmission of neural signals.