Using the Following to Answer Question 45 -The Maximum Number of Machines You Would Use Is
A)4

question 1

Multiple Choice

Using the following to answer question 45: $$\begin{array} { c c } \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Machines }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal Physical Product } \\\text { of Machines }\end{array} \\1 & 5 \\2 & 6 \\3 & 6 \\4 & 5 \\5 & 4 \\6 & 2 \\7 & 0 \\8 & - 1\end{array}$$
-The maximum number of machines you would use is

• A)4.
• B)5.
• C)6.
• D)7.
• E)8.

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Definitions:

Gradual Reinforcement

A process in operant conditioning where reinforcement is slowly introduced or varied to shape behavior.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Punisher

A stimulus or event that follows a behavior and decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.

Conditioned Response

In behavioral psychology, the learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned.