Byron, Who Attended a Massage Workshop, Is Less Skilled at Massage

question 126

Multiple Choice

Byron, who attended a massage workshop, is less skilled at massage than Salima, who has to massage her ill mother daily. This is an instance in which _____ is less efficient than behavior that has been shaped by _____.

• A) rule-governed behavior; natural contingencies
• B) contingency-shaped behavior; rules
• C) positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
• D) negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement

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Definitions:

Future Value

Future worth of cash or an asset that is akin in value to a nominated sum in the present.

Annually

Pertaining to events or actions that occur once every year.

Present Value

The present worth of a future sum of money or sequence of cash payments, reduced at a particular rate of interest.

PV

An abbreviation for present value, referring to the value today of a future payment or series of payments, adjusted for a specific rate of return.