BACB Exam BCBA Topic 3 Question 71 Discussion

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Question #: 71
Topic #: 3

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The matching law states that when responding is reinforced on concurrent VI-20 and VI-50 schedules, the:

Anumber of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.

Bproportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.

Corganism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.

Dproportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.

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by Dottie at Jul 04, 2023, 02:49 AM

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Alise

2 months ago

I think D is the answer, but I'm just going to guess. This psychology stuff is like a foreign language to me.

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Alexia

8 days ago

C) organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.

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Markus

18 days ago

C) organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.

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Mollie

19 days ago

B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.

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Ryan

1 months ago

B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.

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Marget

1 months ago

A) number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.

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Filiberto

1 months ago

A) number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.

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Earnestine

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Isn't the matching law about rats running on wheels for cheese? How does that apply to this question?

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Hermila

2 months ago

I'm going with C. The organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.

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Felix

2 months ago

I'm pretty sure B is the right answer. The proportion of responses will become equal over time, even if the reinforcement rates are different.

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Arlette

1 days ago

Let's go with B then, the proportion of responses should become equal over time.

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Jaime

5 days ago

I see your point, but I still believe B is the best choice.

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Lashon

1 months ago

But what about A? Wouldn't the number of responses match the number of reinforcers obtained?

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Laurena

2 months ago

I think you're right, B is the correct answer.

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Oretha

2 months ago

Hmm, that makes sense too. It's a tricky question, but I can see how both answers could be valid.

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Kiera

2 months ago

I disagree, I believe the answer is D) proportion of responses across the two alternatives will equal the proportion of reinforcers obtained for those alternatives.

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Oretha

2 months ago

I think the answer is B) proportion of responses for each alternative will become equal over time.

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Daniel

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be A because matching the number of responses to reinforcers makes sense to me.

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Paris

2 months ago

I agree with Pearlie, D makes sense because it's about proportion.

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Pearlie

2 months ago

I think the answer is D.

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Vinnie

2 months ago

Option D looks like the correct answer to me. The matching law states that the proportion of responses will match the proportion of reinforcers obtained.

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Lynda

1 months ago

That makes sense. It's important for behavior to be influenced by the rate of reinforcement. Option D seems to capture that idea.

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Ciara

1 months ago

I agree, option D is the correct answer. The matching law is all about the proportion of responses matching the proportion of reinforcers obtained.

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