Your Expectations About Sequences of Events That Should Occur in Certain

question 19

Multiple Choice

Your expectations about sequences of events that should occur in certain situations are called cognitive ________.

• A) schemas
• B) expectancies
• C) scripts
• D) projects

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcement

A term in behavioral psychology that refers to something that is naturally rewarding or satisfying, like food or water, that reinforces a behavior.

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, used in operant conditioning.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses.

Fixed Interval

A reinforcement schedule that rewards the first response after a set period has passed.