Many people find it hard to stop playing a slot machine. This is because slot machines reward playing on a ____ schedule
a. fixed-ratio
b. variable-ratio
c. fixed-interval
d. variable-interval
B
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Consider the following data set: 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 92. If the last value (92) is removed from the data set, which statistical measure will change the most?
a. ?only the mode b. ?only the mean c. ?the median d. ?the mode and the mean
A seemingly sly criminal plots to murder a rival gang leader and "get away" with the crime by pleading insanity. After killing his rival, he waits for the police to arrest him and enters a plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity." His plan fails when he
Apart from the low probability of success when pleading insanity, why did this sly criminal's plan fail? a) The insanity plea cannot be used in murder cases. b) Without a prior record of psychological disorders it is unlikely his insanity plea will be successful. c) The court could determine that he did not meet the criteria for mental retardation. d) The lack of evidence of a biologically-caused psychological disorder negates the insanity plea.
?Frequently spanked children tend toward misbehavior. What (if anything) can we conclude, and why?
a. Spanking leads to misbehavior. The evidence stated is sufficient
b. Misbehaving children provoke their parents to lose their temper. The evidence stated is sufficient.
c. We can draw no cause and effect conclusion, because the sample sizes have been small.
d. We can draw no cause and effect conclusion, because the evidence is correlational.