Suppose That Jim Wants to Become a Professional Golfer

question 17

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Jim wants to become a professional golfer. He should plan to achieve his best game at about what age?

• A) age 16
• B) age 18
• C) age 24
• D) age 30

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Definitions:

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus designed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, typically using rewards and punishments.

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus that an organism seeks to avoid or escape.

Manipulate to Obtain

A strategic action of influencing or controlling someone or something to achieve a desired outcome.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses.