Marlene likes to get email, and she checks her electronic mailbox frequently. Sometimes she gets 15 messages in a single day, and sometimes several days can go by with no new messages coming in. Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Marlene's behavior of "checking her email" is being reinforced based on a:
a. fixed-ratio schedule
b. variable-ratio schedule
c. variable-interval schedule
d. fixed-interval schedule
C
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The cousin of Charles Darwin who suggested that the unusual eminence of his own family was due to genetic gifts was
A) Alfred Binet. B) James Cattell. C) Henri Simon. D) Sir Francis Galton.
When people hear something intermediate between dent and tent, in which of these sentences would the they be EQUALLY likely to report either DENT or TENT? a. We began a long hike after we carefully camouflaged the (ENT) in the forest
b. We returned the rental car after we carefully covered up the (ENT) on the fender. c. When we went camping, we found a good place to put our (ENT) in the forest. d. After the (ENT) was noticed, we tried very hard to conceal it before returning the car.