The Falls Incline Railway in Niagara Falls,Ontario,Canada Is an Inclined $a = 180$

question 43

Multiple Choice

The Falls Incline Railway in Niagara Falls,Ontario,Canada is an inclined railway that was designed to carry people from the City of Niagara Falls to Queen Victoria Park.The railway is approximately 180 feet long with a 42% uphill grade (see figure) .Select the graph of the equation of the line that models the railway track.​ ​ $a = 180$ ​

• A)​
• B)​
• D)​

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Definitions:

Response Differentiation

A process in operant conditioning where behaviors are modified by being reinforced only when they meet a certain criterion.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Reinforce

To strengthen a behavior by providing a consequence that increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Avoidance Conditioning

A response that prevents the occurrence of a punisher. This increases the probability of a low-occurring response and maintains that response at a high level. The principle of avoidance conditioning states that a behavior will increase in frequency if it prevents a punisher from occurring.