Marcel runs a carpet cleaning business, and he asks his clients to pay for each square foot of carpet that is cleaned, rather than paying an hourly rate for having their carpets done. Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Marcel prefers to work when he is being reinforced on a:
a. variable-ratio schedule
b. fixed-interval schedule
c. fixed-ratio schedule
d. variable-interval schedule
C
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a. introduction b. method c. results d. discussion
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a. is an adaptive reaction to light-dark cycles b. functions to repair and restore the brain and body c. serves to consolidate memories d. need not involve dreaming
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little effect on the _____ . a. probability of a Type I error b. probability of a Type II error c. obtained value of the standard error of the difference between means d. sampling distribution of differences between sample means
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a. conservation. b. classification. c. transitivity. d. formal operations.