The More Often an Action Is Followed by a Reward

question 26

Multiple Choice

The more often an action is followed by a reward, the more likely a person will repeat the behavior is referred to by Homans as

• A) the value proposition
• B) the stimulus proposition
• C) the success proposition
• D) the deprivation-satiation proposition

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

Describes a distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Sample Sizes

Sample sizes refer to the number of observations or units chosen from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Normal Approximation

Normal approximation is a statistical technique that involves using the normal distribution to approximate the distribution of sample means or sums, especially useful for large sample sizes.

Standardized Test Statistic

A measure used in statistical hypothesis testing, indicating how far a sample statistic deviates from its null hypothesis expected value, typically expressed as a z-score.