When Reinforcement Follows a Predetermined Number of Responses, It Is

question 20

Multiple Choice

When reinforcement follows a predetermined number of responses, it is a _____ schedule of reinforcement, compared to a _____ schedule in which reinforcement follows the first response after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.

• A) Fixed ratio; fixed interval
• B) Variable ratio; fixed interval
• C) Fixed interval; fixed ratio
• D) Partial; continuous

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Definitions:

Trust Versus Mistrust

The first stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where infants learn to trust or mistrust their caregivers and the environment.

Autonomy

The capacity and freedom to make one's own decisions, often associated with independence and self-determination.

Conscience

An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, which represents the ethical or moral self, holding internalized societal norms and ideals.