The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Consists of Five Commissioners

question 28

True/False

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) consists of five commissioners.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A method used in conditioning and learning in which behaviors are broken down into simpler steps and rewarded progressively as they become closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually teach new behaviors through the use of reinforcement for successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Discriminative Stimulus

A specific cue or stimulus in the environment that signals the availability of reinforcement or punishment, guiding behavior accordingly.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus that increases the probability of a behavior being repeated.