______ Are Future Events or Occurrences That Can Take Place

question 47

Multiple Choice

______ are future events or occurrences that can take place that are beyond the control of the decision maker.

• A)Consequences
• B)States of nature
• C)Payoffs
• D)Decision alternatives

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Definitions:

Conditional Reinforcement

The process by which stimuli that are associated with a primary reinforcer also become reinforcers themselves, often through classical conditioning.

Postreinforcement Pause

A pause in responding that commonly occurs after the delivery of a reinforcer under certain schedules of reinforcement, such as a fixed ratio schedule.

FR-5 Schedule

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after five instances of the behavior.

FR-15 Schedule

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after it has been produced 15 times.