Consider the Following Scatter Plot and Regression Line

question 102

Multiple Choice

Consider the following scatter plot and regression line. At x = 50, the residual (error term) is ___.

• A) positive
• B) zero
• C) negative
• D) imaginary
• E) unknown

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Definitions:

Vicarious Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where individuals learn through the consequences of actions observed in others, rather than through direct experience.

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced.

Operant Conditioning

A learning technique that uses incentives and penalties to influence behavior, thereby affecting the probability of its recurrence.

Secondary Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus reinforces a behavior after it has been associated with a primary reinforcer.