An Individual Doesn't Receive a Smile or a "Thank You

question 166

Multiple Choice

An individual doesn't receive a smile or a "thank you" each time he holds a door for the person behind him,just most of the time.Door-holding is reinforced on a(n) _____ schedule.

• A) continuous
• B) interval
• C) partial
• D) fixed

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Definitions:

Torpor

An energy-conserving state of low metabolic rate and inactivity. See estivation and hibernation.

Metabolic Rate

Energy use by an organism per unit time. See basal metabolic rate (BMR).

Hibernation

Long-term torpor in response to winter cold and scarcity of food. Compare with estivation.

Basking

Basking is a behavior observed in various animals, especially reptiles, where individuals expose themselves to sunlight or another heat source to regulate body temperature.