The Garcia Effect Refers to __________

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Garcia effect refers to __________.

• A)the ability to condition humans to fear things such as snakes and electrical outlets
• B)taking into account the role of learning in conditioning fears
• C)the fact that humans are wired to learn all things equally well
• D)the ability to learn some things more easily than others

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Definitions:

Test Hypotheses

The process of making an assumption about a population parameter and then using sample data to test whether the assumption holds true.

Margin of Error

A measurement of the maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

Confidence

In statistics, the degree of certainty or probability that a parameter lies within a specified range of values.

Randomly Sample

A method of selecting a subset of individuals from a population in such a way that each individual has an equal chance of being chosen.