Based Upon National Statistics Cited in the Text,African American Women

question 94

Multiple Choice

Based upon national statistics cited in the text,African American women are about ____ likely to be single mothers when compared to White American women.

• A)half as
• B)equally
• C)twice as
• D)three times as

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A method used in behavior modification that rewards behaviors that progressively get closer to the desired behavior.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where a response is only sometimes reinforced, leading to more resistant and persistent behavior.

Faster Extinction

The accelerated reduction or loss of conditioned responses, typically in the context of behavioral psychology.

Continuous Reinforcement

A learning schedule in which every correct response is followed by a reward, facilitating rapid learning.