In the Same Year the Declaration of Independence Was Signed

question 51

Multiple Choice

In the same year the Declaration of Independence was signed,

• A) the Spanish established a mission at San Diego.
• B) the Lakota Sioux settled in the Black Hills.
• C) the French and Indian War ended.
• D) the steam engine was invented.
• E) the Boston Massacre occurred.

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Definitions:

Extinction

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

Non-associative Learning

A form of learning in which an organism becomes more (or less) responsive to a repeated stimulus over time, without the need for association between different stimuli.

Cognitive Model

A framework used in cognitive psychology and cognitive therapy that describes how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and influence mental health and behavior.

Classical Learning

Classical learning is a term often used to describe classical conditioning, a foundational concept in psychology where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus, eliciting a conditioned response.