Blake, a professional basketball player, is constantly making shots and trying to sink the basketball through the hoop. Sometimes he makes each shot and other times he will miss several shots before eventually making one. Blake's shooting behavior follows which schedule of reinforcement?
A. Fixed interval (FI)
B. Variable interval (VI)
C. Fixed ratio (FR)
D. Variable ratio (VR)
Answer: D
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How did many scientists during the 1930s and 1940s try to explain homosexual orientation?
a. By exploring physical differences between male and female gay and straight people b. By exploring men's and women's motivations to identify as gay or lesbian c. By exploring brain differences between gay and straight men and lesbian and straight women d. By exploring the family backgrounds of gay men and lesbian women
During an exam, Marta becomes stressed due to a sawing noise coming from outside the classroom. Primarily, Marta becomes started each time the noise occurs because there is not percievable pattern to why the sound occurs. Which feature of stressful noise is this an example of?
A. volume of noise B. unpredictability of noise C. lack of control over noise D. distance from the noise
Researchers believe that early adolescents' shifts in self-image are largely due to
A) peer evaluations. B) parental pressure to succeed. C) academic pressure. D) heightened self-consciousness.
The physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger is usually termed _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).