Abigail is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to elicit a high rate of employee productivity over a long period of time. If employees' responses to pay schedules are similar to people's general responses to reinforcement schedules, she should use a ______ schedule.
a. ratio-interval
b. fixed-interval
c. variable-ratio
d. variable-interval
c
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Which of the following statements highlights the influence of sociocultural factors on the development of psychopathic traits?
A. Societies that promote and encourage competition, individualism, and self-confidence may foster less development of psychopathy. B. The prevalence of antisocial personality disorder is lower in the United States than in Taiwan. C. Societies that promote and encourage subservience to the social group, collectivism, and the stability of relationships may foster less development of psychopathy. D. The prevalence of antisocial personality disorder is the same in Taiwan and the United States.
Which of the following is (are) true?
a. ?Pavlov argued that higher mental processes in animals could be described in physiological terms. b. ?Pavlovian methods have had practical applications. c. ?Pavlov published extensively with his lifelong friend Bekhterev. d. ?Both a and b. e. ?None of the above are true.
Which of the following is necessary when conducting a task analysis?
a. identify all responses necessary to perform the task b. identify the discriminative stimulus associated with each behavior c. list the individual component behaviors in the proper sequence d. all of these
How do researchers and test developers identify systematic error in test scores?
a. Using analysis of variance b. Using correlation c. Constructing a confidence interval d. Calculating the standard error of measurement