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One of the Wealthiest Developers of the Petroleum Industry Was

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One of the wealthiest developers of the petroleum industry was ______________.


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Matching Law

A principle that states that the proportion of responses directed towards alternatives is equal to the proportion of reinforcements obtained from those alternatives.

Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism where a behavior becomes more likely to occur in the future due to the consequences that follow the behavior.

Matching Law

A principle stating that the proportion of responses on a particular option matches the proportion of reinforcements received for that option.

Maximizing Law

The goal of behavior in a choice task, which is to obtain as many reinforcements as possible.

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