Bill Hates to Clean Up After Dinner

question 51

Multiple Choice

Bill hates to clean up after dinner. One night, he volunteers to bathe the dog before cleaning up. When he finishes with the dog and returns to the kitchen, his wife has cleaned everything up for him. Which of the following statements is most likely TRUE?

• A) Bill will start cleaning up the kitchen before he bathes the dog.
• B) Bill's wife has positively reinforced him for bathing the dog.
• C) Bill's wife has negatively reinforced him for bathing the dog.
• D) Bill will never bathe the dog again.

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Definitions:

NMR Data

Data derived from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, utilized to identify the configuration of molecules.

Quartet

A signal in NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) spectroscopy indicating the presence of three equivalent protons coupled to the observed nucleus, typically resulting in a pattern of four peaks.

Singlet

A term in spectroscopy describing a state with all electron spins paired, resulting in no net electron spin.

NMR Data

Information derived from nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, providing insights into the molecular structure, dynamics, reaction state, and chemical environment of molecules.