Suppose You Wanted to Use Your Radio Telescope to Search

question 13

Multiple Choice

Suppose you wanted to use your radio telescope to search for signals from alien civilizations. Which stars would be the best targets?

• A) Low-mass stars, because they are more likely to be old.
• B) Luminous stars, because they are the easiest to find in the sky.
• C) Nearby stars, because signals would travel to us in the shortest time.
• D) Binary stars, because the chances of habitable planets are twice as high.

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Definitions:

Law of Contingent Reinforcement

A principle stating that the effectiveness of reinforcement depends on its delivery contingent upon the occurrence of a specific behavior.

Organizational Behavior Modification

Organizational behavior modification is the use of extrinsic rewards to systematically reinforce desirable work behavior and discourage undesirable behavior.

Reinforcement

The delivery of a consequence as a result of behavior.

Variable Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which rewards are given to a subject at unpredictable time intervals to promote a steady, consistent response behavior.