GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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fixed-interval
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fixed-ratio
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variable-interval
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variable-ratio
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -In a variable ratio reinforcement schedule, the number of responses needed for a reward varies. This is the most powerful partial reinforcement schedule. An example of the variable ratio reinforcement schedule is gambling.
Detailed explanation-3: -When an organism receives a reinforcer each time it displays a behavior, it is called continuous reinforcement . This reinforcement schedule is the quickest way to teach someone a behavior, and it is especially effective in training a new behavior.
Detailed explanation-4: -Among the reinforcement schedules, variable ratio is the most productive and the most resistant to extinction.