Intermittent Reinforcement Is Particularly Effective for Maintaining Behavior Because Such

question 12

Multiple Choice

Intermittent reinforcement is particularly effective for maintaining behavior because such reinforcement

• A) has popularity and generosity.
• B) produces resistance to extinction.
• C) has frequency and generalizability.
• D) has discriminability and consistency.
• E) has predictability and physicality.

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Marginal Social Benefit

The increased benefit for the public from producing or consuming an extra unit of a good or service.

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society as a whole from the consumption of one more unit of a good or service.

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The additional cost incurred by society as a whole due to producing one more unit of a good or service.

Pollution

The contamination of the natural environment, leading to adverse effects on ecosystems and human health.