Use the Following to Answer the Question Below

question 1

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the question below:

-The probability that an energy state in magnesium 0.05 eV above the Fermi energy is occupied at T = 300 K is

• A)1.26%
• B)2.52%
• C)3.78%
• D)12.6%
• E)14.5%

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A method used in conditioning and learning in which behaviors are broken down into simpler steps and rewarded progressively as they become closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually teach new behaviors through the use of reinforcement for successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Discriminative Stimulus

A specific cue or stimulus in the environment that signals the availability of reinforcement or punishment, guiding behavior accordingly.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus that increases the probability of a behavior being repeated.