Build a Variable Expression for the Given Phrase

question 80

Multiple Choice

Build a variable expression for the given phrase.
-Three less than 13 times a number

• A) 13 - 3x
• B) 3 - 13x
• C) 13(x - 3)
• D) 13x - 3

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Definitions:

Avoidance Behavior

Actions taken to prevent or evade a perceived negative outcome or noxious stimulus.

Escape Behavior

An action taken to terminate an ongoing, unpleasant, aversive stimulus.

Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory

A psychological theory that integrates classical and operant conditioning to explain avoidance learning and the development of phobias.

Escape Response

A behavioral response to an aversive event that is reinforced by the termination of the aversive event.