How Do Demographers Typically Measure Mortality (Death)rate

question 85

Multiple Choice

How do demographers typically measure mortality (death) rate?

• A)deaths per 1000 persons per year.
• B)deaths per person per year.
• C)the number of children who die per year.
• D)the total number of deaths per generation.

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Definitions:

Matching Law

A principle stating that in a situation with multiple options for reinforcement, the proportion of responses directed toward an option matches the proportion of reinforcers obtained from that option.

Ratio Schedules

In operant conditioning, schedules that deliver reinforcement after a certain number of responses have been made, either fixed or variable.

Interval Schedules

A type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

FR 30 Schedule

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement where a specific behavior is rewarded after it has been performed a fixed number of times, in this case, 30 times.