GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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In operant conditioning, response rates are higher when
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reinforcement is unpredictable and linked to time (ratio)
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reinforcement is predictable and linked to number (ratio)
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reinforcement is predictable and linked to time (interval)
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reinforcement is unpredictable and linked to number (ratio)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Among the reinforcement schedules, variable ratio is the most productive and the most resistant to extinction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Variable-ratio schedules occur when a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses. This schedule creates a high steady rate of responding. Gambling and lottery games are good examples of a reward based on a variable ratio schedule.
Detailed explanation-3: -Variable ratio schedules produce high and steady rates of responding.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rate of responding is the number of responses per minute, or some other time unit. It is usually written as R. Its first major exponent was B.F. Skinner (1939). It is used in the Matching Law.
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