INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the Word or Phrase in [ ] Which

question 52

Multiple Choice

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the word or phrase in [ ] which will correctly complete the statement.
-Harry starts taking reduced retirement benefits at age 62.Those benefits [will | will not] be increased when he reaches normal retirement age.

• A)for the first item
• B)for the second item
• C)if neither item will correctly complete the statement.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it very resistant to extinction.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are delivered at fixed time intervals, provided the correct response is made.

Stimulus Generalisation

The psychological phenomenon in which responses to a specific stimulus become triggered by stimuli that are similar in some way to the original stimulus.