WorksheetsAP Psychology Schedule of Reinforcement
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
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.
fixed-ratio
fixed-interval
variable-interval
variable-ratio
Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a ________ schedule.
fixed-interval
variable-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
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
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
variable-interval
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-ratio
variable-ratio
fixed-interval
variable-interval
Gambling is reinforced according to which schedule?
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
The highest and most consistent rate of response is produced by a ________ schedule.
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
fixed-interval
variable-interval
Luana edits manuscripts for a publisher and is paid $25 for every three pages she edits. Luana is reinforced on a ________ schedule.
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
Watching the night sky for shooting stars is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
On the first day of class, Professor Wallace tells her geography students that pop quizzes will be given at unpredictable times throughout the semester. Clearly, studying for Professor Wallace's surprise quizzes will be reinforced on a ________ schedule.
fixed-interval
variable-interval
variable-ratio
fixed-ratio
Asking for dates is most likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
fixed-interval
Coffee shops that reward customers with one free cup of coffee after every ten coffee purchases are using a ________ reinforcement schedule.
fixed-interval
variable-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
