What Percent of American Drivers Have Read or Sent Text

question 513

Multiple Choice

What percent of American drivers have read or sent text messages or viewed a map on their phone while driving in the past month?

• A) 15
• B) 25
• C) 35
• D) 60

---

Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast Effect

A phenomenon observed in conditioning where the response to a conditioned stimulus changes when an alternative stimulus is presented with different reinforcement conditions.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process whereby a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior by its occurrence.

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy technique that modifies behavior by changing the consequences that are contingent upon that behavior.