You Start Making Regular Deposits to Your Piggy Bank

question 14

Multiple Choice

You start making regular deposits to your piggy bank.The amount P, in dollars, in your piggy bank after t weeks is given by ​ .
The price of the computer you want to buy is decreasing.The price C, in dollars, t weeks after you started saving money is given by .
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When will there be enough money in your piggy bank to buy the computer? Report your answer as a whole number.
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• A) After 8 weeks
• B) After 7 weeks
• C) After 10 weeks
• D) There will never be enough.

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcement

A process wherein a stimulus reinforces a behavior because it is associated with a primary reinforcer (e.g., praise that becomes rewarding because it is linked to receiving a physical reward).

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique that involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired response.

Positive Reinforcement

Any pleasant or desirable consequence that follows a response and increases the probability that the response will be repeated.

Punishment

A consequence that reduces the likelihood of a behavior being repeated in the future.