Some Scholars Prefer the Term BCE to the Term BC

question 8

Multiple Choice

Some scholars prefer the term BCE to the term BC when talking about calendar dates because BC,which means Before Christ,is not necessarily meaningful in areas with other calendars or religions.What does BCE stand for?

• A)Before Columbus's Exploration
• B)Before the Common Era
• C)By Convention Exactly
• D)Before Calendar Evidence
• E)By Common Evidence

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Definitions:

Conditioning

Conditioning is a process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus.

Stimulus Presentation

The act of introducing a stimulus to a subject's sensory medium (e.g., visual, auditory) to provoke a response or examine the subject's behavior in psychological experiments.

Schedule of Reinforcement

A plan or strategy in behavioral psychology for determining which responses will be reinforced to shape or modify behavior.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning strategy in which a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, often leading to more resistant behavior change.