One Reason a Computer Manufacturer May Produce Its Own Microchips

question 140

True/False

One reason a computer manufacturer may produce its own microchips rather than buy them is that it can maintain control over production quality.

---

Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

A process in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated to other stimuli that are similar, leading to a similar response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a pause or period of apparent extinction.

Principle of Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus, often observed in classical conditioning.

Fear of Rat

An irrational and intense fear of rats, technically known as musophobia.