A Child Receives a Dime For, on Average, Every 5

question 61

Multiple Choice

A child receives a dime for, on average, every 5 dandelions he pulls from the yard. This is an example of a ______ schedule of reinforcement.

• A)fixed ratio
• B)variable ratio
• C)fixed interval
• D)variable interval
• E)continuous reinforcement

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Definitions:

Confidence Coefficient

The probability level associated with a confidence interval, often expressed as a percentage, indicating the degree of certainty in the estimate.

Type I Error

A statistical error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected.

Type II Error

A statistical error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected. It represents a miss or a failure to detect an effect or difference that actually exists.

Confidence Coefficient

The degree of certainty or probability that a specified parametric interval will contain the true value of an unknown population parameter.