Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The ARPANET is the precursor to today's Internet.
• B) Today's fastest Internet speeds are on the order of trillionsof bits per second with quadrillion-bit-per-second speeds on the horizon.
• C) Although the ARPANET enabled researchers to network their computers, its main benefit proved to be the capability for quick and easy communication via what came to be known as electronic mail (e-mail).
• D) The protocol (set of rules) for communicating over the ARPANET became known as the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). TCP ensured that messages, consisting of sequentially numbered pieces called packets, were properly routed from sender to receiver, arrived intact and were assembled in the correct order.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to elicit a conditioned response.

Lock Conditioning

A method of conditioning where the conditioned stimulus locks the response until the unconditioned stimulus is presented, although this term is not traditionally used in psychological literature, it seems to be a misunderstanding or miscreation.

Conditional Discrimination Task

A learning task where subjects learn to make distinctions between stimuli or responses based on conditional cues or contexts.