Explain the Gainful Employment Rule Applied by the U

question 13

Essay

Explain the gainful employment rule applied by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli, responding only to the original conditioned stimulus and not to similar ones.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with other stimuli that are similar.