You Are a Passenger on a Spaceship

question 46

Multiple Choice

You are a passenger on a spaceship.As the speed of the spaceship increases,you will observe

• A)your watch slowing down.
• B)your watch speeding up.
• C)your watch losing time.
• D)your watch gaining time.
• E)nothing unusual about the behavior of your watch.

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Definitions:

Reinforcing

In behavioral psychology, refers to any consequence that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which a reward is not administered every time the desired behavior is performed, leading to more resistant behavioral patterns.

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism where a response or behavior is strengthened because a negative condition is removed or avoided.

Continuous Reinforcement

a method of learning where a behavior is reinforced (rewarded) every time it occurs, facilitating quick acquisition of the behavior.