When Decision-Making Is Influenced by a Recent Environmental Disaster or Lack

question 18

Multiple Choice

When decision-making is influenced by a recent environmental disaster or lack of one, it is called

• A) typicality.
• B) framing.
• C) excessive discounting.
• D) stochasticity.
• E) risk-adversion.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcer

In behaviorism, an unpleasant stimulus that, when removed following a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Primary Reinforcer

Something that is naturally rewarding because it fulfills a basic biological need or desire.

Continuous Reinforcement

A learning schedule in which every correct response is followed by a reward, facilitating rapid acquisition of a new behavior.

Ratio Reinforcement

A type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule in which a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.