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question 22

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graph below.Rodney has taken two trips to New York City at an average cost of $400 per trip.Which of the following is true?

• A) Rodney is rational.
• B) Rodney took too many trips
• C) We cannot determine whether Rodney is rational given the available information.
• D) Rodney took too few trips.
• E) Rodney took the optimal number of trips.

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Definitions:

Respondent Behavior

Reactions that are automatic and involuntary, typically elicited by specific stimuli, contrasted with operant behavior, which is influenced by its consequences.

Extinguishable Behavior

A learned response that decreases in frequency or disappears when it is no longer reinforced in a behavioral psychology context.

Fixed-Interval

A schedule in operant conditioning where rewards (reinforcements) are given at fixed times, provided the correct response is made.

Continuous

Without pause or interruption; unending over time or space.