It Is Sometimes Possible to Stretch the Ratio So Far

question 11

True/False

It is sometimes possible to stretch the ratio so far that an animal receiving food reinforcement will expend more energy than he receives from the reinforcers.

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Definitions:

Morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language, that cannot be further divided, and carries meaning; for example, -s, un-, and ship in friendships.

Phoneme

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, such as the difference between the /p/ and /b/ sounds in "pat" and "bat."

Words Per Minute

A measure of typing or reading speed, indicating how many words an individual can type or read in one minute.

Prototype

The typical or most familiar example of a category (e.g., a robin is a prototypical bird for many Americans but an auk might be the prototype for Laplanders).