Assume That Your Instructor Wants to Evaluate the Effects of the Intensity

question 28

Multiple Choice

Assume that your instructor wants to evaluate the effects of the intensity of surrounding light (in watts) on performance in a Nintendo game.Individuals who vary randomly in their initial skill level on the game are assigned to a room containing an overhead light at a selected intensity.Each participant plays the game in their assigned room at the same time of day,and their high score is measured.A control variable in this study is the ____.

• A) level of light (in watts)
• B) Nintendo game score
• C) time of day
• D) skill level

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that has acquired its reinforcing properties through association with primary reinforcers, such as money or praise.

Variable-Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule where reinforcements are provided at unpredictable time intervals, promoting steady response rates.

Postreinforcement Pause

A moment of no response or inactivity that occurs just after reinforcement in a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement in operant conditioning.

Fixed Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, promoting a high and steady rate of responding.