Discuss BACB BCBA Exam Topic 3 Question 71

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.

Suggested Answer: B

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38 comments · newest first

Luther 11 months ago

I thought it was more about the number of responses, not proportions.

Fidelia 11 months ago

Totally agree with D, it makes the most sense!

Genevive 11 months ago

Wait, does that really mean they’ll always match?

Audrie 11 months ago

I think D is the right answer!

Verdell 12 months ago

The matching law is all about response proportions!

Frankie 12 months ago

I definitely recall that the matching law suggests organisms distribute their responses based on reinforcement rates, so I lean towards D as the correct choice.

Audrie 12 months ago

I feel like the answer could be A, but that doesn't sound quite right. I thought the matching law was more about proportions rather than just matching numbers.

Leah 1 year ago

I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think it was about how the proportion of responses matches the proportion of reinforcers. Maybe it's option D?

Wendell 1 year ago

I think the matching law is about how responses relate to reinforcers, but I'm not sure if it's about equal proportions or something else.

Youlanda 1 year ago

Okay, let me think this through. The goal of the Credential Lure feature is to create a fake account to lure attackers, right? So the username shouldn't match a real account. I'm going with C on this one.

Dulce 1 year ago

Shift Left - that's the one that focuses on early detection of issues, right? I'm pretty sure that's the answer.

Camellia 1 year ago

Okay, I've got it! The answer is B. Residual risk is the probabilistic risk that remains after implementing security measures.

Alise 1 year ago

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

Alexia 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alise

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

Markus 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alise

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

Mollie 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alise

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

Ryan 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alise

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

Marget 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alise

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

Filiberto 1 year ago

↳ replying to Alise

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

Earnestine 1 year 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?

Hermila 1 year ago

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

Felix 1 year 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.

Shayne 1 year ago

↳ replying to Felix

I'm not sure, but I think C might be the correct answer. The organism will respond exclusively to the alternative with the highest rate of reinforcement.

Geoffrey 1 year ago

↳ replying to Felix

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

Berry 1 year ago

↳ replying to Felix

I think A is the correct answer. The number of responses will match the number of reinforcers obtained.

Arlette 1 year ago

↳ replying to Felix

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

Jaime 1 year ago

↳ replying to Felix

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

Lashon 1 year ago

↳ replying to Felix

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

Laurena 1 year ago

↳ replying to Felix

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

Oretha 1 year ago

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

Kiera 1 year 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.

Oretha 1 year ago

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

Daniel 1 year ago

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

Paris 1 year ago

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

Pearlie 1 year ago

I think the answer is D.

Vinnie 1 year 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.

Lynda 1 year ago

↳ replying to Vinnie

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

Ciara 1 year ago

↳ replying to Vinnie

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

BACB BCBA Exam - Topic 3 Question 71 Discussion