What Do Positive and Negative Reinforcement Have in Common

question 174

Multiple Choice

What do positive and negative reinforcement have in common?

• A)They both have aversive qualities.
• B)They both have unpredictable qualities.
• C)They both lead to a decrease in response frequencies.
• D)They both lead to an increase in response frequencies.

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Definitions:

Random Sample

A subset of individuals chosen from a larger set (population) where each individual has an equal probability of being selected, ensuring the sample’s representativeness of the population.

Binomial Random Variable

A random variable that follows a binomial distribution, representing the number of successes in a fixed number of independent Bernoulli trials with the same probability of success.

Variance

Variance is a statistical measure that represents the degree of spread in a data set. It is calculated as the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Fraction

A numerical quantity representing a part of a whole, typically expressed as a ratio of two integers.