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On a(n) _____ schedule, reinforcement is contingent upon the first response following an unpredictable period of time.
 
  A) VI
  B) VR
  C) FI
  D) FR

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Question 2

On a VI schedule, reinforcement is contingent upon _____ an unpredictable period of time.
 
  A) not responding for
  B) the first response following
  C) the first response during
  D) Both a and b are correct.

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Question 3

At the start of the term, many students engage in little or no studying. This is followed by a gradual increase in studying as the first exam approaches. This pattern of studying most closely approximates the response pattern produced by a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
 
  A) fixed ratio
  B) variable interval
  C) variable ratio
  D) fixed interval

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Question 4

Suppose you are waiting for the 6 p.m. news on TV. Every so often, you take a quick glance at the clock to see if it is now 6 p.m. The frequency with which you look at the clock will most likely resemble the response pattern produced by a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
 
  A) fixed ratio
  B) variable ratio
  C) fixed interval
  D) variable interval

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Question 5

Which schedule of reinforcement produces a steady-state behavior that appears to be scalloped?
 
  A) FR
  B) VR
  C) FI
  D) VI

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Question 6

Which schedule produces a cumulative response pattern that is upwardly curved?
 
  A) Fixed ratio
  B) Fixed interval
  C) Variable ratio
  D) Variable interval

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Question 7

On a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement, the reinforcer is delivered after
 
  A) the first response during a fixed period of time.
  B) a fixed period of time.
  C) the first response following a fixed period of time.
  D) a fixed number of responses during a set period of time.

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