In 2010, an advertising agency stopped paying bonuses to executives who attracted new clients. In 2011, the agency signed no new clients. This example illustrates:

a) habituation
b) stimulus discrimination
c) extinction
d) adaptation

Ans: c) extinction

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When the experimental method has been used, and a significant difference is established between the means of two sample groups, then it is highly probable that

a. the sample groups could not have been equivalent to start with b. the sample groups now represent different populations c. the sample groups still represent a single population d. the population parameters are known

Psychology