In which of the following types of schedules is the response entirely response contingent?
A) Fixed schedules
B) Ratio schedules
C) Variable schedules
D) Interval schedules
Question 2Among the four basic intermittent schedules, fixed schedules are more likely to produce _____ than variable schedules, and ratio schedules are more likely to produce _____ than interval schedules.
A) higher rates of response; post-reinforcement pauses
B) lower rates of response; post-reinforcement pauses
C) post-reinforcement pauses; higher rates of response
D) post-reinforcement pauses; lower rates of response
Question 3If you check your phone to see if you have text messages, you sometimes have one. By checking your phone frequently, you will most certainly find a text message sometimes. Which of the following schedules of reinforcement fits this example?
A) Fixed ratio
B) Fixed interval
C) Variable interval
D) Variable ratio
Question 4You find that by frequently switching radio stations in the morning, you occasionally catch an updated traffic report. Your behavior of switching stations is being reinforced on a _____ schedule.
A) fixed ratio
B) fixed interval
C) variable interval
D) variable ratio
Question 5A math teacher gives her students quizzes at random points in time throughout the term. This pattern of testing is most similar to a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A) VI
B) FI
C) VR
D) FR
Question 6In general, a VI schedule produces a _____ rate of response, often with _____ pause following the delivery of each reinforcer.
A) high; no
B) moderate; no
C) low; a long
D) scalloped; a long
Question 7A _____ schedule produces a moderate, steady rate of response with little or no post-reinforcement pause.
A) fixed ratio
B) fixed interval
C) variable ratio
D) variable interval
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