If Your Friend Were Interested in Having a Baby at the Age

question 117

Multiple Choice

If your friend were interested in having a baby at the age where risks to the baby were the lowest, you should advise her that she should consider having her baby at which of the following ages?

• A) age 16
• B) age 22
• C) age 33
• D) age 40

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Definitions:

Behavioral Responses

The actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Variable-Interval Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in which the first response is rewarded only after a variable amount of time has elapsed.

Superstitious Behavior

Actions that are repeated because they are believed, without evidence, to influence future outcomes, often seen as a response to uncertainty or lack of control.

Reinforcement Received

The process of receiving rewards or punishments that either encourage or discourage a particular behavior.