A Person's Telephone Area Code Is an Example of A(n)_____________

question 50

Multiple Choice

A person's telephone area code is an example of a(n) _____________ variable.

• A)Nominative
• B)Ordinal
• C)Interval
• D)Ratio

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Definitions:

Punishment

In operant conditioning, the process in which a behavior is followed by an aversive or unpleasant outcome that decreases the likelihood of a response.

Social Communication

The exchange of information and expressions between individuals through verbal and non-verbal means.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the consequences of an action affect the likelihood of its occurrence in the future, central to behavioral psychology.