You Are Shopping at the Local Mall with an $80

question 1

Multiple Choice

You are shopping at the local mall with an $80 gift certificate.Only three items catch your attention.The items include a Justin Bieber sheet set,a remote control helicopter,and an "Amazing Ab Belt." You would be willing to give up $60 for the sheets,$70 for the belt,and $80 for the helicopter.Knowing this,you decide to purchase the helicopter.The opportunity cost of the helicopter was:

• A) $130, the combined value of the alternatives forgone.
• B) $80, the amount of the gift certificate spent.
• C) $70, the value of the ab belt.
• D) $60, the value of the sheets.

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it highly effective in conditioning behavior.

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses, commonly used in both learning psychology and behavioral analysis.

Continuous

Without interruption or end, often describing processes or states that proceed over time without stopping.

Fixed-Interval

In the context of reinforcement schedules in psychology, it refers to providing reinforcement after a predetermined, constant period of time has passed.