Which of the Following Is an Important Reason Why the United

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an important reason why the United States adopted computing much earlier than countries such as China and Japan?

• A)Unlike education in China or Japan, education in the United States has been historically based on logic and reasoning.
• B)Mathematics, as a subject, was initially developed in the United States, while China and Japan adopted mathematics much later.
• C)The Chinese and other cultures were reluctant to abandon traditional computing methods, such as the abacus, in favor of modern computing.
• D)The English alphabet is easier to accommodate on the ASCII keyboard than the Chinese or Japanese alphabets.

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Definitions:

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.

Variable Time Interval

A scheduling method in operant conditioning where reinforcements are given after varying time intervals.