The Key Development That Allowed for the Transition to the Digital

question 62

Multiple Choice

The key development that allowed for the transition to the digital age was _______.

• A) the ability to convert images, text, and sounds into binary code
• B) the telegraph
• C) the ability to broadcast voices, music, and other sounds via the radio
• D) television
• E) None of the options are correct.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Innate reinforcing stimuli that satisfy basic biological needs or desires, such as food, water, and sleep, without learning.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through their association with primary reinforcers, such as money getting its value from the things it can buy.

Schedules of Reinforcement

The specific patterns and timings of rewards or punishments that control the rate and timing of responses in operant conditioning.

Response Pattern

The characteristic manner in which an individual or system reacts to a specific stimulus or series of stimuli.