Find the Maximum Sum of 2 Numbers Given That the First

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Essay

Find the maximum sum of 2 numbers given that the first plus the square of the second is equal to 28?

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A training technique in which a conduct's vigor is adjusted by means of incentivization or discipline.

Thorndike's Experiments

Early 20th-century experiments conducted by Edward Thorndike focusing on learning and behavior in animals, leading to the formulation of the law of effect.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response which is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Response (CR)

The learned reaction or response to a previously neutral stimulus, after the stimulus has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.