Quality Control Inspectors Often Randomly Select Items from an Assembly

question 115

Multiple Choice

Quality control inspectors often randomly select items from an assembly line for inspection.For example,they may take the twelfth,seventeenth,forty-fourth,and sixtieth items.What reinforcement schedule are they using?

• A)Variable-interval
• B)Variable-fixed
• C)Fixed-ratio
• D)Fixed-interval
• E)Variable-ratio

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Definitions:

George Miller

A psychologist renowned for his work on cognitive psychology and for proposing the theory that the average number of objects an individual can hold in working memory is seven plus or minus two.

Elaborative Rehearsal

A memory technique that involves thinking about the meaning of the term to be remembered, as opposed to simply repeating the word to yourself over and over.

Long-term Storage

The part of memory where information is stored for extended periods of time, potentially for a lifetime.

Recency Effect

The psychological phenomenon where the most recently presented items or experiences are most likely to be remembered.