Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 3

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions
Scenario I
A psychologist interested in studying visual perception manipulates the brightness of a light in the imperceptible to very dim range.Each level of brightness (measured in lumens) is studied for 10 trials,and on each trial participants are asked if they can detect the light.Figure 4.1 shows hypothetical data from one participant.
Figure 4.1
-(Scenario I) In Figure 4.1,the absolute threshold of light perception is indicated by the letter:

• A)a.
• B)b.
• C)c.
• D)d.

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Definitions:

Aggression

Behavior intended to harm or intimidate others.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money earning value through its relation to buying food.

Primary Reinforcers

Innate reinforcing qualities like food or water, that fulfill a basic biological need for survival and do not depend on learning.

Motivating Behavior

The factors or incentives that drive an individual to act or behave in a certain way.