If Our Population of Interest Is All Students Enrolled at a Public

question 14

Multiple Choice

If our population of interest is all students enrolled at a public university in Georgia, then what is our sampling frame?

• A) a representative sample of all students who fit the description
• B) a random sample of all students who fit the description
• C) all students in Georgia
• D) all students who fit the description

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcer

A learned stimulus that acquires its reinforcing qualities through association with primary reinforcers.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that is naturally satisfying or rewarding, like food or water, which does not require learning to be effective.

Fixed-ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, commonly used in behavior analysis.

Variable-ratio

A reinforcement schedule in which a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.