GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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fixed ratio
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variable ratio
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fixed interval
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variable interval
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gambling at a slot machine is an example of a variable ratio reinforcement schedule5. What is this? Gambling or lottery game rewards unpredictably. Each winning requires a different number of lever pulls.
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: -The correct answer is a. The variable ratio schedule occurs when a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses. A slot machine is an example of this schedule because the players do not know how many times they have to play before they win something.
Detailed explanation-4: -Slot machines operate on the c. variable ratio schedule of reinforcement. This means that there is a random and unpredictable amount of time between each reward (a win on a slot machine), as long as the person keeps playing the slot machine.