It's Easier to Train a Pigeon to Peck a Disk

question 58

Multiple Choice

It's easier to train a pigeon to peck a disk for a food reward than to flap its wings for a food reward. This illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.

• A) primary reinforcers
• B) generalization
• C) spontaneous recovery
• D) biological predispositions

Understand the physiological processes underlying sleep and wakefulness.

Identify factors influencing sleep disorders and their management.

Understand and apply strategies for medication management and patient education in home care.

Recognize and utilize standardized nursing languages and taxonomies for documentation and care planning.

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Definitions:

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer balances from temporary accounts to permanent accounts, closing out the period.

Retained Earnings

Profits that a company has earned to date, less any dividends or other distributions to shareholders, reinvested in the business or kept as reserve.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent ones, thus preparing the books for the next period.

Adjusted Trial Balance

An enumeration of every account and its balance following adjustment entries, employed in the development of financial reports.