What Causes High and Low Tides

question 8

Multiple Choice

What causes high and low tides?

• A) the tendency for water on a spinning globe to be thrown outward
• B) daily heating and cooling of the seas, which causes seawater to contract and expand
• C) a rise in sea level during the day because of an increase in storms
• D) water is pulled by the gravity of the Moon
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalisation

The process by which a conditioned response is triggered by stimuli similar to the original stimulus in classical conditioning.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without any additional conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the occurrence of desired behaviors.

B. F. Skinner

An influential American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.