Superstitious Behaviour

question 41

Multiple Choice

Superstitious behaviour:

• A)results from accidental reinforcement of inconsequential behaviour.
• B)occurs more frequently on ratio schedules than it does on interval schedules.
• C)is established using shaping through successive approximations.
• D)reflects the contributions of biology to operant behaviour.

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Definitions:

Planning Fallacy

The tendency to underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions while overestimating the benefits, leading to poor planning and time management.

Underestimating

The act of judging something to be of lower quantity, value, or importance than it actually is.

Project

A planned set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain costs and other limitations.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments and abilities is greater than their objective accuracy.