If Pecking at Key "A" Results in Reinforcement with a Highly

question 10

Multiple Choice

If pecking at key "A" results in reinforcement with a highly desirable reinforcer with a relative rate of reinforcement of 0.5, and pecking at key "B" occurs with a relative response rate of 0.2, you conclude

• A)there is a response bias for the reinforcer provided by key "B."
• B)there is a response bias for the reinforcer provided by key "A."
• C)there are necessarily other response keys.
• D)the generalized form of the matching law is incorrect.

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Definitions:

Serial Data Transmission

The process of transmitting data one bit at a time, sequentially, over a communication channel.

DC

Direct Current, a form of electrical current that flows in one direction, commonly used in batteries and electronic devices.

Output

Information sent from the processor to a connected device via some interface. The information could be in the form of control data that will signal some device such as a motor to switch on or off or to vary the speed of a drive.