Jeremy goes to crowded parties and approaches women with a cheesy pick-up line designed to get their phone numbers. Jeremy never knows which women will fall for his line, but he does know that if he asks enough women, it's quite probable that he will get a phone number. Jeremy's behaviour is being reinforced on a _____ schedule.
A) variable-ratio
B) fixed-ratio
C) fixed-interval
D) variable-interval
A) variable-ratio
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A. conservation B. centrated thinking C. intuitive thought D. egocentric thought
Why is it that women often experience more financial struggles after losing their spouse than men do?
a. Because burial and funeral costs are approximately twice as much for a deceased man as a deceased woman b. Because their income will likely decline significantly after their spouse's death c. Because the costs of medical care for a man as he dies are usually three to four times as much as the costs for a woman d. Because life insurance claims take an average of 12 and 24 months to pay for a deceased man, while they only take 3 to 4 months to pay for a deceased woman
Suppose that you hear about a research project in linguistics that is exploring the topic called discourse. Which of the following would be the most likely topic for this research?
a. "How do students pronunce individual letters within a word?" b. "Can students recognize the grammatical category of words?" c. "Are students aware of the past tense of verbs?" d. "What are students' ideas about how a story should end?"
Testing effects can be reduced by _____
a. giving the pretest and posttest during the same experimental session b. increasing the interval of time between the pretest and posttest c. increasing the difficulty of the posttest d. increasing the difficulty of the pretest