Jaron and Golda Plan to Acquire Shared Ownership in a Piece

question 66

Multiple Choice

Jaron and Golda plan to acquire shared ownership in a piece of land called Blackacre.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)They should entirely avoid shared ownership if they are opposed to the concept of survivorship.
• B)They can be joint tenants even if they acquire individual ownership over separate halves of Blackacre.
• C)They may be tenants in common even if Jaron receives a 75 percent undivided share in Blackacre.
• D)They should probably acquire Blackacre as joint tenants if they intend to use it for business purposes.
• E)If they become joint tenants, they cannot later decide to become co-tenants instead.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

Any reinforcer that is naturally reinforcing by meeting a basic biological need, such as hunger, thirst, or touch.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

A fixed-ratio schedule is a type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

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

Continuous Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule where every instance of the desired behavior is reinforced.