Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 181

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-For over 20 years, the population of Tressel, Ohio has been increasing linearly according tothe function $P ( t ) = 225 t + 7,000$ where P is the number of residents, and t is years after 1980. Compute P(0) and interpret its
Meaning in the context of this problem.

• A) P(0) = 7,000; This was the population of the town in 1980.
• B) P(0) = 7,000; This was the population of the town in 1981.
• C) P(0) = 7,225; This was the population of the town in 1981.
• D) P(0) = 7,225; This was the population of the town in 1980.

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Definitions:

Behaviourists

Psychologists who focus on objectively observable behaviors and discount mental processes as valid units of psychological study.

Environmental Factors

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B. F. Skinner

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