The more oysters you open, the greater your chances of finding a pearl, but you cannot predict when you will find one. This is an example of which type of schedule of reinforcement?
a. Fixed-interval
b. Variable-interval
c. Fixed-ratio
d. Variable-ratio
d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The most frequent method of attempted suicide among women in the United States is __________
a. drug overdose b. firearms c. hanging d. toxic gas inhalation e. jumping from high places
Claude remembered his new computer password by noting that the first letter was the same as his middle initial, the second two letters matched the postal abbreviation for his home state, and the last two letters were the first two letters of his grandmother's maiden name. When Claude creates connections of this type, he is utilizing an encoding technique that psychologists refer to as:
a. the serial position effect b. transfer-appropriate processing c. elaboration d. overjustification
Your doctor has told you that your youngest son suffers from somnambulism. What is another name for somnambulism?
a. insomnia b. sleepwalking c. sleep apnea d. narcolepsy