The Following Display from a Graphing Calculator Presents the Least-Squares

question 27

Multiple Choice

The following display from a graphing calculator presents the least-squares regression line for predicting the price of a certain commodity (y) from the price of a barrel of oil(x) .
Predict the commodity price when oil costs $107 per barrel.

• A)$20
• B)$44
• C)$485
• D)$70

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Definitions:

Conditioned Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus gains the capacity to reinforce desirable behaviors through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Reinforcement

A psychological principle that involves using consequences to strengthen a behavior, making it more likely to occur in the future.

Classical Conditioning

An instructive method involving the repeated pairing of two stimuli; a response, initially elicited by the second stimulus, is in time elicited by the first stimulus independently.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning where behavior alteration occurs through the application of incentives or consequences.