What Is Most Likely to Lead to the Development of a Superstitious

question 59

Multiple Choice

What is most likely to lead to the development of a superstitious behaviour

• A) incomplete extinction trials
• B) partial reinforcement schedules 
• C) non-contingent reinforcement
• D) classical conditioning

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Definitions:

Spurious

The relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is said to be spurious when a control variable causes change in both the independent and dependent variables.

Systematically

Done or conducted using a thorough, efficient, and methodical approach.

Variable

An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change, often used in scientific research to measure and analyze differences.

Identical

Exactly the same, alike in every way. This term is often used to describe objects, twins, or situations that are indistinguishable from each other.