AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fixed-Ratio Schedules This schedule produces a high, steady rate of responding with only a brief pause after the delivery of the reinforcer. An example of a fixed-ratio schedule would be delivering a food pellet to a rat after it presses a bar five times.

Detailed explanation-2: -An example of a fixed-ratio schedule would be a child being given a candy for every 3-10 pages of a book they read. For example, they are given a candy after reading 5 pages, then 3 pages, then 7 pages, then 8 pages, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interval means the schedule is based on the time between reinforcements, and ratio means the schedule is based on the number of responses between reinforcements.