Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Most custodial single-fathers maintain or improve their standard of living following the divorce.
• B) Roughly one half of single-parent fathers living with their children have never been married
• C) both of the above
• D) neither of the above

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

The act of strengthening a response by adding a reward, thus increasing the likelihood that the response will be repeated.

Operant Behaviors

Actions that an individual takes that are modified by the consequences they lead to, extensively studied in operant conditioning.

Respondent Behaviors

Automatic responses elicited by specific stimuli, based on the principle of classical conditioning in psychology.

Variable-ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses.