Drive-Reduction Theory Cannot Explain Why

question 8

Multiple Choice

Drive-reduction theory cannot explain why

• A)food is a reinforcer
• B)water is a reinforcer
• C)removal of a painful stimulus is a reinforcer
• D)sexual foreplay is a reinforcer

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

A statistical distribution of all possible sample means or sample proportions that could be generated from a population.

Sample Proportion

The ratio of members in a sample that have a particular attribute to the total number of members in the sample.

Probability Distribution

A description of how the probabilities are distributed over the values of the random variable.

Sample Mean

The average calculated from a sample of data, representing the central point or typical value of the sample.