Ruth Recently Graduated from College and Entered the Workforce

question 21

Essay

Ruth recently graduated from college and entered the workforce. After her first business trip, her supervisor asked her to write a trip report. Ruth submitted a carefully written report, chronologically narrating the events and meetings that took place on her trip. Has Ruth created her trip report in an accurate format?

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Definitions:

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, used in behaviorist theories.

Reinforcer

A stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of the behavior that led to it happening again.

Electric Shock

A sudden discharge of electricity through a part of the body, often used in psychological experiments or as a form of therapy.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus created by B.F. Skinner to study animal behavior, particularly the consequences of actions on behavior.