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The Total Worldwide Box-Office Receipts for a Long-Running Blockbuster Movie

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The total worldwide box-office receipts for a long-running blockbuster movie are approximated by the function where is measured in millions of dollars and is the number of months since the movie's release. What are the total box-office receipts after the first month? The second month? The third month? What will the movie gross in the long run (when is very large) ?

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Group-Oriented Contingency

A behavior management approach where the consequences for behavior are applied to a group rather than individuals, often used to promote teamwork and collective responsibility.

Premack Principle

A psychological principle which states that a more probable behavior can serve as a reinforcement for a less probable behavior.

Good Behavior Game

A type of group-oriented contingency that encourages competition between groups and cooperation within groups. Classroom rules are posted and reviewed, and then the class is divided into two or more groups. The teacher makes a tally mark on the chalkboard whenever she observes a student breaking one of the rules. The team with fewer than five tally marks “wins” free time and other privileges at the end of the day. Both teams can “win” if neither has more than five tally marks.

Token Economy

A behavior modification system that uses tokens as reinforcement for desired behaviors, which can be exchanged for rewards.