Many People Think That a National Lobbyʹs Successful Fight Against

question 74

Multiple Choice

Many people think that a national lobbyʹs successful fight against gun control legislation is reflecting the will ofa minority of Americans. A previous random sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of guncontrol legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled if a 99% confidence interval was desired toestimate the true proportion to within 1%?

• A) 16,318
• B) 17,240
• C) 16,577
• D) 15,251

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Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that have no inherent value but have been associated with primary reinforcers, thus acquiring the ability to reinforce behavior.

Gold Star

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Clean Room

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Primary Punisher

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