Orville Sends Percy a Certified Check for $5,000

question 4

Multiple Choice

Orville sends Percy a certified check for $5,000.Percy deposits the check into his account at Quantum Bank.The next business day,the bank confirms a $5,000 increase in Percy's account.He then wires Orville $500 for "fees." Later,the bank discovers that the check is counterfeit.On these facts,the bank can deduct from Percy's account

• A)$5,500.
• B)$5,000.
• C)$500.
• D)0.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

The removal of a stimulus to increase the probability that a behavior will be repeated.

Positive Punishment

The addition of a stimulus to decrease the probability that a behavior will recur.

Primary Reinforcement

A term in behavioral psychology that refers to something that is naturally rewarding or satisfying, like food or water, that reinforces a behavior.

Variable Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, used in operant conditioning.