Solve the Problem. -A Brick Staircase Has a Total of 19 Steps the 19

question 152

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A brick staircase has a total of 19 steps The bottom step requires 141 bricks. Each successive step requires 5 less bricks than the prior one. How many bricks are required to build the staircase?

• A) 3,534 bricks
• B) 1,776.5 bricks
• C) 1,824 bricks
• D) 3,648 bricks

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Definitions:

Punishment

A method used to reduce undesirable behavior by applying a negative consequence or removing a positive stimulus following the behavior.

Extinction

In the context of behavioral psychology, it refers to the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Behaviorist Approach

A learning theory that focuses on observable behaviors and the ways they're learned, emphasizing the importance of external stimuli and reinforcement.

Observable Behavior

Refers to actions or reactions of an individual or system that are visible and measurable.