Mike Wants to Teach His Two-Year-Old Brother to Dunk a Basketball

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Essay

Mike wants to teach his two-year-old brother to dunk a basketball in a mini basketball net.
A) Describe shaping and explain how Mike would be able to use this to teach his brother to dunk.
B) How are primary and secondary reinforcers similar and different? Give an example of each that Mike could use to reinforce his brother.

• A) Describe shaping and explain how Mike would be able to use this to teach his brother to dunk.
• B) How are primary and secondary reinforcers similar and different? Give an example of each that Mike could use to reinforce his brother.

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Definitions:

Average Variable Cost

The total variable costs (costs that change with production volume) divided by the number of units produced, representing the variable cost per unit.

Marginal Cost (MC)

Marginal Cost, abbreviated as MC, refers to the increase in total production cost that arises from producing an additional unit of output, emphasizing the concept of optimizing production levels.

Average Total Cost (ATC)

The total cost divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit cost of production.

Marginal Revenue (MR)

The additional financial gain a firm secures by selling one more unit of its product or service.