A Variable-Interval Schedule of Reinforcement Is One in Which a Response

question 103

Multiple Choice

A variable-interval schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n)

• A) specified time period has elapsed.
• B) unpredictable number of responses has been made.
• C) specified number of responses has been made.
• D) unpredictable time period has elapsed.

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Definitions:

Alleles

Variants of a gene found at the same place on a chromosome that determine distinct traits that can be passed from parents to offspring.

Recessive Alleles

Gene variants that can be masked by dominant alleles and are expressed only when two copies are present.

Dominant Alleles

Dominant alleles are versions of genes that produce a dominant trait which will express itself in the phenotype, even when only one copy is present.

Monozygotic Twins

Identical twins that originate from a single fertilized egg, splitting and developing into two embryos.