Superstitious behavior is learned quickly when there are:
a. constant reinforcements regardless of outcome.
b. short intervals between reinforcers.
c. animal subjects rather than human.
d. functional relationships between behavior and reinforcement.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Superstitious behaviors are persistent behaviors that have a coincidental and not a functional relationship to the reinforcement received. With short intervals between reinforcers, superstitious behaviors are learned quickly.
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