Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement

question 323

Essay

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-The Jillsonʹs have up to $75,000 to invest. They decide that they want to have at least $25,000 invested instable bonds yielding 6% and that no more than $45,000 should be invested in more volatile bondsyielding 12%. How much should they invest in each type of bond to maximize income if the amount in themore volatile bond should not exceed the amount in the more stable bond? What is the maximum income?

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Definitions:

Fixed Interval Schedule

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

Unpleasant Consequences

Negative outcomes or penalties that follow undesirable behaviors, aimed at reducing those behaviors.

Negative Reinforcement

A reinforcement contingency through which behaviors are followed by the removal of previously experienced negative consequences, resulting in the likelihood that the behavior will occur again in the same or similar situations.

Positive Reinforcement

A reinforcement contingency through which behaviors followed by positive consequences, are more likely to occur again in the same or similar situations.