If You Draw a Card at Random from a Well-Shuffled $\frac { 1 } { 52 }$

question 55

Multiple Choice

If you draw a card at random from a well-shuffled deck,is getting a club independent of getting a queen? Explain.

• A)Yes.A card cannot be both a club and a queen.
• B)No.The probability of getting a club and a queen is \(\frac { 1 } { 52 }\) .This is not zero.
• C)Yes.P(Club)= \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\) ; P( \(\text { Club| }\) Queen)= \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\) .
• D)No.P(C and Q)? P(C)? P(Q).
• E)No.P(Club)= \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\) ; P( \(\text { Club| }\) Queen)= \(\frac { 1 } { 52 }\) .

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

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Negative Reinforcement

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Negative Reinforcement

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Secondary Reinforcer

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