The Calculating Machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

question 26

Multiple Choice

The calculating machine of Georg and Edvard Sheutz

• A) computed the values of polynomial functions.
• B) typeset the results of its computations.
• C) performed calculations faster than they could be done manually.
• D) performed calculations more reliably than they could be done manually.
• E) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Escape Behavior

An action taken to terminate an ongoing, unpleasant, aversive stimulus.

Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory

A psychological theory that integrates classical and operant conditioning to explain avoidance learning and the development of phobias.

Escape Response

A behavioral response to an aversive event that is reinforced by the termination of the aversive event.

Punishment

The introduction of a consequence in response to a behavior with the intent to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.