A Jogger Has a Mass of 50 Kg

question 30

Multiple Choice

A jogger has a mass of 50 kg.Express her mass in grams and micrograms (µg) .

• A)50,000 g;5 × 10⁶ µg
• B)500,000 g;500 × 10⁶ µg
• C)500,000 g;5000 µg
• D)50,000 g;5 × 10¹⁰ µg
• E)50,000 g;50,000 µg

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli or events that increase the likelihood of the behavior that they follow, used in operant conditioning.

Law Of Effect

Thorndike’s principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely.

Shaping

A behavioral psychology technique of progressively reinforcing behaviors that approximate or lead towards a desired goal behavior.

Conditioned Reinforcement

A process where a stimulus gains the capacity to reinforce desirable behaviors through its association with a primary reinforcer.