______ is the disappearance or weakening of a learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus (in classical conditioning) or the removal of a reinforcer (in operant conditioning)

a. spontaneous recovery
b. extinction
c. stimulus discrimination
d. stimulus generalization

Ans: b. extinction

Psychology

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The ethical practice that involves explaining, in easy-to-understand language, any significant factors that might influence a participant's willingness to participate in a research study is known as:

a. informed consent b. debriefing c. confidentiality d. experimental control

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"Every good boy deserves fudge" is a memory aid which helps a music student remember that E, G, B, D and F are the note names for the lines of the treble clef. This memory aid is known as

a. a loci strategy. b. an acronym. c. an acrostic. d. the sentence strategy.

Psychology