GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for each square foot of carpet he lays rather than with an hourly wage. Blake prefers working on a ____ schedule of reinforcement.
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fixed-ratio
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fixed-interval
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variable-interval
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variable-ratio
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The fixed ratio schedule involves using a constant number of responses. For example, if the rabbit is reinforced every time it pulls the lever exactly five times, it would be reinforced on an FR 5 schedule. Ratio schedules involve reinforcement after an average number of responses have occurred.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Fixed Interval Schedule provides a reward at consistent times. Forexample a child may be rewarded once a week if their room is cleaned up. Aproblem with this type of reinforcement schedule is that individuals tend to wait until the time when reinforcement will occur and thenbegin their responses (Nye, 1992).
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