There Are 9 Members on a Baseball Team

question 20

Multiple Choice

There are 9 members on a baseball team. At the end of the game, each member of the team shakes hands with each member of the opposing team. How many handshakes occur?

• A)40.5
• B)162
• C)81
• D)9

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Definitions:

Law of Effect

A psychological principle stating that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated, while those followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.

Cognitive Model

A theoretical approach that explains psychological phenomena by emphasizing mental processes, including perception, memory, and thought.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace an undesirable response to a stimulus with a more desirable one.

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology used to gradually train a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior.