Andrew Works for NASA and Gets Paid Once a Month

question 41

Multiple Choice

Andrew works for NASA and gets paid once a month, whereas his friend George works at a fast-food restaurant and gets paid once a week. Despite the difference in when they are paid, both are paid on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

• A) fixed-ratio
• B) fixed-interval
• C) variable-ratio
• D) variable-interval

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

The first phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, where a child's pleasure centers are focused on the mouth area.

Phallic Stage

One of Freud's psychosexual development stages, occurring from about age 3 to 6, where the libido's focus is on the genital area.

Latency Stage

Refers to a period in Freud's psychosexual development theory, occurring approximately between the ages of 5 and puberty, characterized by a decrease in sexual interests and an increase in developing social and intellectual skills.

Tabula Rasa

The idea that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and all knowledge comes from experience or perception.