A Slope Is Measured as the

question 118

Multiple Choice

A slope is measured as the

• A) value of the variable measured on the y-axis divided by the value of the variable measured on the x-axis.
• B) value of the variable measured on the x-axis divided by the value of the variable measured on the y-axis.
• C) change in the value of variable on the y-axis divided by the change in the value of the variable on the x-axis.
• D) value of the variable measured on the y-axis minus the value of the variable measured on the x-axis.
• E) value of the variable measured on the x-axis minus the value of the variable measured on the y-axis.

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Definitions:

Food

Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink in order to maintain life and growth.

Secondary Reinforcer

A reinforcer that acquires its positive value through an organism’s experience; a secondary reinforcer is a learned or conditioned reinforcer.

Positive Value

Something that is considered beneficial, desirable, or of worth according to individual or societal standards.

Organism's Experience

The subjective events and phenomena that occur within the life of a living entity.