Antoine, a Bush Pilot, Agrees to Ferry an Exploration Crew

question 53

True/False

Antoine, a bush pilot, agrees to ferry an exploration crew from Gamma Oil to a remote part of Alberta in his helicopter, and to retrieve them a month later. Three weeks into the bush, the Gamma team learn through listening to local radio chatter on their short-wave radio that Antoine has sold his helicopter to a pilot in New Brunswick. Antoine is in breach of contract.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses re-emerge after a pause without further conditioning.

Lab Experiment

A research study conducted in a controlled environment where variables can be manipulated to observe their effect on various outcomes.