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An individual receives a reinforcement for the first response after some period of time, but the amount of time changes. Sometimes the individual has to wait as much as 3 minutes, sometimes as little as 10 seconds. This is an example of which type of schedule of reinforcement?


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Midpoint Method

A technique used to calculate the elasticity of demand or supply between two points by taking the average of the initial and final quantities and prices.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, elasticity being greater when a small price change causes a large change in quantity demanded.

Consumption

The use of goods and services by households, contributing to their living standards and economic activity.

Midpoint Formula

A method used in economics and statistics to calculate the elasticity of a variable, or the percentage change in one variable in response to a percentage change in another.

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