In European States,the New Science

question 39

Multiple Choice

In European states,the New Science:

• A)was not discovered outside of Poland and Italy until the eighteenth century.
• B)was encouraged in England and other countries through the establishment of royal societies.
• C)triggered a rebirth of faith throughout the continent.
• D)was suppressed in all Catholic countries,especially in France.
• E)was privately welcomed but not supported by any national state.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Schedule

In operant conditioning, the rule that describes how often and under what conditions a behavior is reinforced.

Vicarious Punishment

Learning process in which an individual observes another being punished and thus learns to inhibit the behavior that led to the punishment.

Fixed Ratio Reinforcement

A reinforcement schedule in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned.