Two Statements Are Given

question 33

Multiple Choice

Two statements are given. Identify the statement for which a ratio of the measurements is meaningful. State "Neither" or "Both" if appropriate.
-1 - Kim pulled weeds at the rate of twenty weeds per minute, and Jorge pulled 18 weeds per minute.
2 - AnnaLisa held her breath for one minute 27 seconds, and Marissa held her breath for one minute 41 seconds.

• A)Kim pulled weeds at the rate of twenty weeds per minute, and Jorge pulled 18 weeds per minute.
• B)AnnaLisa held her breath for one minute 27 seconds, and Marissa held her breath for one minute 41 seconds.
• C)Neither
• D)Both

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Definitions:

Social Categorization

The assignment of a person one has just met to a category based on characteristics the new person has in common with other people with whom one has had experience in the past.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the frequency of an organism's behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where a behavior is followed by a rewarding stimulus, increasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.