Compensation Based Upon Tournament Finishes Are Most Likely to Be

question 14

Multiple Choice

Compensation based upon tournament finishes are most likely to be observed:

• A) When players finish in rank order, with no meaningful margin of victory.
• B) When player effort is difficult or impossible to monitor.
• C) In individual rather than team sports.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that has become rewarding through its association with a primary reinforcer, which satisfies basic biological needs.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that is naturally reinforcing for a given species, such as food, water, or physical comfort, which does not require learning to be effective.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus used in the behavioral study of animals, named after B.F. Skinner, to study operant conditioning.

Shaping

A method of behavior training in which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced.