Harry and Ken Are Standing About One Metre from Each

question 147

Multiple Choice

Harry and Ken are standing about one metre from each other. As seen through North American eyes, what is their relationship most likely to be?

• A) lovers
• B) friends
• C) colleagues
• D) strangers

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Definitions:

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which rewards or punishments are given out at irregular intervals, making the response more resistant to extinction.

Continuous Reinforcement

A method of learning that involves providing a reward after every correct response to ensure the behavior is reinforced.

Extinction

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

Discriminative Stimulus

A type of stimulus in the environment that increases the chance of a response due to its association with a reinforcement or punishment.