The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event and inhibit the response to all other stimuli is called ________
a. stimulus discrimination
b. stimulus generalization
c. inhibition
d. extinction
Answer: a
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Reliable tests:
a. measure what they are designed to measure b. sample broadly across the domain of interest c. can be used to accurately estimate future performance d. produce similar scores from one administration to the next
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a. state b. trait c. stable d. personal
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A. Frank punishes his son when he finds him using vulgar language. B. Laura uses continuous reinforcement to get her son to eat his vegetables. C. Jason treats people with respect in front of his kids and rewards them when they do it. D. Ray punishes his son when he uses vulgar words in public, but laughs about it with him later.