Anything That Increases the Likelihood That a Behavior Will Increase

question 136

Multiple Choice

Anything that increases the likelihood that a behavior will increase is called a(n) _______.

• A)aversive control
• B)punishment
• C)antecedent
• D)reinforcer

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Definitions:

Standard Deviations

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean, often used in finance to quantify the volatility of returns.

Perfectly Negatively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other decreases with a correlation coefficient of -1.

Global Minimum Variance Portfolio

A portfolio construction strategy aimed at minimizing the volatility of returns by selecting a combination of investments that as a whole have the lowest possible risk.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of values, often used to quantify the risk associated with a particular investment or portfolio.