Joan Is Looking at a Large Field of Flowers

question 25

Multiple Choice

Joan is looking at a large field of flowers. Up close she can see individual flowers, but in the distance, they seem to blur together. Joan is using the depth cue of ____.

• A) relative size
• B) interposition
• C) texture gradient
• D) linear perspective

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Definitions:

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning principle where only some of the responses made are followed by reinforcement, leading to more resistant behavior to extinction.

Unpredictable Number

A number whose value cannot be anticipated or determined due to its random or variable nature.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A learning process in which a response is rewarded only part of the time, leading to more resilient behaviors.