Which of the Following Statements About Gladiators and the Games

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about gladiators and the games is not true?

• A)Audiences sat in ranked seats and included all levels of society.
• B)Graffiti celebrated a star of the arena.
• C)Amphitheaters were common throughout Italy and the Roman Empire.
• D)Amphitheaters were not found in the Eastern sector of the empire for religious reasons.
• E)Some gladiators were free men who volunteered for a limited time of service.

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Definitions:

Fixed-interval

A schedule of reinforcement where responses are reinforced after a specified amount of time has passed, used in the study of behavior.

Variable-interval

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule in which a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Fixed-ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.

Variable-ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, making it a powerful maintenance strategy.