Which of the Following Is Not an Example of a Time

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a time series?

• A) Hourly volume of stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the five last trading days.
• B) The number of daily visitors that frequent the Statue of Liberty during the month of July.
• C) The monthly sales for a retailer over a five-year period.
• D) The current temperature in the 49 state capitals.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Innate reinforcing stimuli that satisfy basic biological needs or desires, such as food, water, and sleep, without learning.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money getting its value from the things it can buy.

Schedules of Reinforcement

The specific patterns and timings of rewards or punishments that control the rate and timing of responses in operant conditioning.

Response Pattern

The characteristic manner in which an individual or system reacts to a specific stimulus or series of stimuli.