Suppose That You Were Presented with Data Showing the Association

question 11

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you were presented with data showing the association between days absent from class and final class average. Which of the following residual plots below suggests that the
Association between number of days absent from class and final class average is linear?

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behaviorism, a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior's recurrence.

Variable-ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it highly resistant to extinction.

Reinforcement

An operational technique used in behavior analysis to increase the frequency of a desired behavior by introducing a motivating item after the behavior is exhibited.

DRH Schedule

Differential Reinforcement of High Rates of behavior schedule; a reinforcement schedule in which a higher rate of a specific behavior is reinforced, encouraging the behavior to occur more frequently.