Based on Past Experience, the Manager of the VideoRama Store

question 236

Multiple Choice

Based on past experience, the manager of the VideoRama Store has compiled the following table, which gives the probabilities that a customer who enters the VideoRama Store will buy 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 videocassettes. How many videocassettes can a customer entering this store be expected to buy?

• A) E = 0.56
• B) E = 0.66
• C) E = 0.91
• D) E = 0.86

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An educational process where two signals are consistently linked together; initially, the response is triggered by the second signal but over time, it starts being triggered by the first signal alone.

Associative Learning

The process by which an individual learns to connect two stimuli or a behavior and its consequence, forming new knowledge.

Sensitization

An increased reaction to a stimulus following repeated exposure to it, often used in the context of drug addiction or allergy.

Behaviorism

A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.