Schedules of Reinforcement
Authored by Donald Witsell
Social Studies
10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for each square foot of carpet he lays rather than with an hourly wage. Blake prefers working on a ________ schedule of reinforcement.
variable interval
variable ratio
fixed interval
fixed ratio
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a ________ schedule.
fixed interval
variable interval
fixed ratio
variable ratio
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
An executive in a computer software firm works with his office door closed. At the same time every hour he opens the door to see what his employees are doing. The employees have learned to work especially hard during the five minutes before and while the door is open. Their work pattern is typical of responses that are reinforced on a ________ schedule.
fixed interval
variable interval
fixed ratio
variable ratio
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
You are expecting an important letter in the mail. As the regular delivery time approaches you glance more and more frequently out the window, searching for the letter carrier. Your behavior in this situation typifies that associated with which schedule of reinforcement?
fixed interval
variable interval
fixed ratio
variable ratio
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Getting a strike in bowling fits what schedule of reinforcement?
variable ratio
fixed ratio
variable interval
fixed interval
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Getting the clothes out of the dryer once it buzzes is what schedule of reinforcement?
fixed ratio
variable ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Selling a product door to door is based on what schedule of reinforcement?
fixed interval
fixed ratio
variable interval
variable ratio
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