Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 135

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) Time lines cannot be constructed where some of the payments constitute an annuity but others are unequal and thus are not part of the annuity.
• B) A time line is not meaningful unless all cash flows occur annually.
• C) Time lines are not useful for visualizing complex problems prior to doing actual calculations.
• D) Time lines can be constructed to deal with situations where some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly.
• E) Time lines can only be constructed for annuities where the payments occur at the end of the periods, i.e., for ordinary annuities.

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

The addition of a pleasant stimulus following a desired behavior, increasing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Tertiary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that uses a stimulus indirectly linked to a primary or secondary reinforcer to modify behavior, such as money or tokens.

Conditional Reinforcement

The process by which stimuli that are associated with a primary reinforcer also become reinforcers themselves, often through classical conditioning.

Postreinforcement Pause

A pause in responding that commonly occurs after the delivery of a reinforcer under certain schedules of reinforcement, such as a fixed ratio schedule.