Operant Responses Are Typically Established Through a Gradual Process in Which

question 104

Multiple Choice

Operant responses are typically established through a gradual process in which closer and closer approximations of the desired response are reinforced. This process is called ​

• A)modeling.
• B)shaping.
• C)discrimination.
• D)learning.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming that these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

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Poisson Distribution

A distribution quantifying the chances of a specific amount of occurrences happening within a set period or spatial region.