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Give an example of each of the four schedules of partial reinforcement, and comment on which schedule would be most likely to result in lasting behavioral change.
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Fixed Interval - One reinforcement is given after s fixed amount of time
Ex Paid by hour.

Variable Interval - Reinforcement is given after an unpredictable amount of times
Ex starving artist.

Variable Ratio - Behavior is reinforced after an unpredictable # of times
Ex gambling.

Fixed Ratio- Behavior is reinforced only after the behavior occurs a specified # of times
Ex giving dog a treat only after he preformed a command by himself.
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