A Frustrated Store Manager Is Asked to Make Seven Different

question 76

Multiple Choice

A frustrated store manager is asked to make seven different yes-no decisions that have no relation to each other. Because he is impatient to leave work, he flips a coin for each decision. If the correct decision in each case was no, what is the probability that all of his decisions were correct? ​

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

A behavior modification technique that involves adding an unpleasant consequence after an undesired behavior to decrease its occurrence.

Punishing Stimuli

Any stimulus that decreases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows, often used in the context of behavioral psychology and conditioning.

Aggressiveness

A behavior characterized by boldness or assertiveness, with a tendency to confront or attack.

Operant Conditioning

A method in which learning occurs by altering the level of a behavior through the application of reinforcers or punishments.