Give the Range of Values That the Random Variable X

question 61

Multiple Choice

Give the range of values that the random variable X may assume and classify the random variable as finite discrete, infinite discrete, or continuous. ​
X = The number of defective watches in a sample of four watches.
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• A) {0,1,2,3,4}; The random variable is finite discrete
• B) {0,1,2,3,4}; The random variable is infinite discrete
• C) X may assume the values of any positive integer. The random variable is infinite discrete.
• D) X may assume the values of any positive integer. The random variable is continuous.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method in behaviorism used to train a new behavior by successively reinforcing behaviors that approximate the desired behavior.

Extinction

The reduction and eventual disappearance of a learned response, typically when the stimulus originally eliciting the response no longer occurs.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that strengthens an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent only when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.