The Only Vending Machine in Your Dorm Is Notorious for Delivering

question 306

Multiple Choice

The only vending machine in your dorm is notorious for delivering its merchandise only occasionally when people put money in it. This is most similar to a __________ schedule of reinforcement.

• A) fixed interval
• B) fixed ratio
• C) variable interval
• D) variable ratio

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Definitions:

Altruistic Helping

Assisting others with the primary intention to improve their well-being, without expecting any benefits in return.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another individual from their perspective.

Altruistic Helping

Altruistic helping is a form of selfless assistance provided to others without the expectation of reward or benefit to oneself, driven by a genuine desire to improve others' well-being.

Zero-sum Helping

A situation where the act of helping someone results in a direct disadvantage or cost to someone else, making the net change in welfare zero.