AP Psych - Schedules of Reinforcement Flashcard

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Playing bingo

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Variable Ratio

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A berry picker receives $1 after filling 3 pint boxes.

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Fixed-Ratio

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A teenager receives allowance every Sunday

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Fixed Interval

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Playing a slot machine

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Variable Ratio

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Sales commission – you have to talk to many customers before you make a sale, and you never know whether the next one will buy.

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Variable Ratio

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Buying lottery tickets

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Variable Ratio

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What type of reinforcement schedule is described when fishing from a dock, where the time taken for a fish to strike varies?

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Variable Interval

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A professional baseball player gets a hit approximately every third time at bat. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?

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Variable Ratio

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A charitable organization gets a donation for about every ten phone calls it makes. What type of schedule is this?

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Variable Ratio

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Every 6 months I have to go to the dentist to get a check up. What type of schedule does this represent? Options: Fixed-Ratio, Fixed Interval, Variable Ratio, Variable Interval

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Fixed Interval