Lila Doesn't Like Her Psychology Class Because the Instructor Uses

question 155

Multiple Choice

Lila doesn't like her psychology class because the instructor uses unannounced "pop" exams to test the class. As a result, she never knows when she will be tested. Her instructor is testing her on a ________ schedule.

• A) fixed-interval
• B) variable-ratio
• C) variable-interval
• D) fixed-ratio

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

A person's internal sense of their own gender, whether it be male, female, a blend of both, or neither, and how they perceive themselves and what they call themselves.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a critical and moralizing force, guiding behavior to conform with societal standards.

Freud

An Austrian neurologist named Sigmund Freud created psychoanalysis, a therapy approach for mental illnesses that involves discussions between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Unconscious Mind

A part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.