Mike Is Sentenced to a Three-Year Period of Incarceration for Committing

question 98

Multiple Choice

Mike is sentenced to a three-year period of incarceration for committing a crime.He decides to appeal his case.Where will Mike be placed pending his appeal?

• A)a federal correctional facility
• B)a community correctional facility
• C)a provincial facility
• D)at home on a home confinement order

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Definitions:

Luck

The force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, leading to a high and steady response rate.

Variable Ratio

refers to a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it a powerful maintainers of behavior in operant conditioning.

Fixed Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.