CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Schedule of reinforcement in which changing amounts of time must elapse before a response will obtain reinforcement
A
variable-interval schedule
B
fixed-interval schedule
C
fixed-ratio schedule
D
variable-ratio schedule
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Variable-interval schedules occur when a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Schedules based on elapsed time are referred to as interval schedules and can be either fixed-interval or variable-interval schedules. Ratio schedules involve reinforcement after a certain number of responses have been emitted.

Detailed explanation-3: -A ratio schedule requires that a completion of a number of responses occur before reinforcement is received, where as an interval schedule requires the occurrence of at least one correct response after a set period of time before reinforcement is received.

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