Leonard Has Been Commuting to New York City on the Long

question 31

Multiple Choice

Leonard has been commuting to New York City on the Long Island Railroad for ten years.Every morning he takes the 7:00 a.m.train that is scheduled to arrive in New York at 8:15 a.m.from Huntington,a suburb of New York.Although Leonard would like the train to arrive in New York on time,he knows from his experience as a commuter that it is more likely the train will be 5 minutes late.Leonard's expectation that his train will be 5 minutes late reflects his _________ level of service for the Long Island Railroad.

• A) Desired
• B) Adequate
• C) Transactional
• D) Functional
• E) Available

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Definitions:

Learned Desire

A preference or craving developed through experience or conditioning rather than inherent or instinctual.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, not inherently rewarding but learned to be so.

Fixed Interval Schedule

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

Reinforcement Given

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus or reward that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.