Despite her parents' repeated refusals, a child repeatedly pesters her parents for a new toy whenever they are at the store. Instead of assuming that the child is highly motivated, it may be more productive to view her behavior as that produced by a __________ schedule of reinforcement.

a. continuous
b. fixed-ratio
c. variable-ratio
d. fixed-interval
e. variable-interval

c. variable-ratio

Psychology

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A. the study of movement technique B. the study of both the psychological factors that influence sport and exercise and the psychological effect derived from them C. the study of the functioning of the human body during exercise and work D. the subdiscipline that stresses the principles of human skilled movement generated at a behavioral level of analysis

Psychology

Charles Darwin's notion of __________ evolution is the primary

explanation for the changes in the genetic and physical characteristics of a population of organisms over time. a. natural b. cultural c. biological d. adaptive e. artificial

Psychology