A Security

question 27

Multiple Choice

A security

• A) is a claim or price of property that is subject to ownership.
• B) promises that payments will be made periodically for a specified period of time.
• C) is the price paid for the usage of funds.
• D) is a claim on the issuers future income.

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Definitions:

Contingency

A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty, often used in psychology to describe the relationship between behavior and its consequences.

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior, a technique used in behavioral therapy to encourage the occurrence of desired behaviors by only rewarding behaviors other than the undesirable one.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement pattern in which a reaction is rewarded following a random number of responses, resulting in consistent and elevated rates of response.

Fixed-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.