In Melody's class, she takes attendance on average every five to ten days, and students who are present receive extra points. Sometimes she will take attendance two or three days in a row, but she never lets the students know when this will happen. This is an example of what type of reinforcement schedule?
A. Fixed-interval
B. Fixed-ratio
C. Variable-interval
D. Variable-ratio
Answer: C
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a. 2 years. c. 9 years. b. 5 years. d. 12 years.
Results that are "statistically significant" may not be of interest to the scientific community because
A. the study's methodology was poor. B. the results have little external validity. C. the treatment effect is too small to be of practical value. D. any of these reasons
A psychologist who takes an eclectic approach is most likely to make which of the following statements?
A) "The beauty of an eclectic approach is that it requires one to integrate many ideas into one, synthesized viewpoint." B) "I will accept any explanation from psychoanalytic to biological as long as it works." C) "Clinical practice that is not guided by a theoretical rationale is guaranteed to be ineffective." D) "With the pace of discovery in science increasing, it is necessary to have one consistent approach to one's research."