If Two Variables, a and B, Are Correlated, and If

question 17

True/False

If two variables, A and B, are correlated, and if A precedes B in time, then A is a cause of B.

Develop conflict resolution skills in personal relationships, including those with roommates and romantic partners.

Recognize the importance of communication and setting boundaries in various relationships.

Develop resilience and adaptive skills through navigating challenges in living situations.

Understand the implications of involvement in romantic relationships within academic and work environments.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process where behavior is controlled by consequences, including reinforcements and punishments to increase or decrease the behavior's occurrence.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where only a portion of responses are reinforced, leading to slower acquisition of a response but greater resistance to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A schedule of reinforcement where a reward follows every correct response or desired behavior, commonly used in the initial stages of training.

Contingency

A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty, often dependent on other factors.