At the Equator, the Sun's Rays at Noon Strike the Earth

question 82

True/False

At the equator, the Sun's rays at noon strike the Earth at the angle of 90° above the horizon twice each year.

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Definitions:

Social Learning Theory

A theory that suggests people learn from one another via observation, imitation, and modeling.

Higher Order Conditioning

A learning process whereby a stimulus that has been conditioned to produce a particular response is used in turn to condition a second stimulus to produce the same response.

Extinction

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

Shaping

A behavioral psychology technique that reinforces behavior closer and closer to a desired goal, used in teaching new behaviors.