When Comparing the Years Lost Due to Unintentional and Intentional

question 21

Multiple Choice

When comparing the years lost due to unintentional and intentional injuries to years lost due to heart disease, cancer, and stroke, research finds:

• A) more years are lost due to disease than to injury.
• B) more years are lost due to injury than to disease.
• C) the years lost are similar.
• D) neither result in significant years lost.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Variable Interval

A variable interval refers to a schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, used in behaviorist studies.

Fixed Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after a set period of time has passed.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement wherein a response is rewarded only after a specified number of correct responses, leading to a high rate of responding.