You Pick a Card from a Deck

question 15

Multiple Choice

You pick a card from a deck.If you get a club,you win $80.If not,you get to draw again (after replacing the first card) .If you get a club the second time,you win $30.If not,you lose.Find the standard deviation of the amount you will win.

• A)$1112.11
• B)$38.07
• C)$30.68
• D)$28.35
• E)$33.35

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Definitions:

Optimum Interstimulus Interval

The ideal time gap between the presentation of a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus for effective associative learning to occur.

Knee-Jerk Reflex

A reflexive action produced by a sharp tap on the tendons just below the kneecap, demonstrating the patellar reflex.

CS

Stands for Conditioned Stimulus, which is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus, an aspect of classical conditioning; a stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive or unconditioned response without prior learning.