Instruction 17-6
a Student Wanted to Find Out the Optimal

question 9

True/False

Instruction 17-6
A student wanted to find out the optimal strategy to study for a Business Statistics exam. He constructed the following payoff table based on the mean amount of time he needed to put in every week studying for the course and the degree of difficulty of the exam. From the information that he gathered from students who had taken the course, he concluded that there was a 40% probability that the exam would be easy.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & 16 \text { hours } & 8 \text { hours } & 4 \text { hours } \\\hline \text { Easy Exam } & 40 & 60 & 80 \\\hline \text { Difficult Exam } & 100 & 50 & 0 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 17-6,the optimal strategy using the coefficient of variation criterion is to study 8 hours per week on average for the exam.

Understand the concept of learned helplessness and its psychological implications.

Understand the basic concepts of classical conditioning, including unconditioned and conditioned responses and stimuli.

Comprehend the principles of operant conditioning, including different reinforcement schedules and the concepts of reinforcement and punishment.

Grasp the significance of observational learning and identify the factors necessary for it to occur.

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Definitions:

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Strange Situation

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