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Which schedule of reinforcement is being applied when a desired behavior must occur?

78. In ____ schedule of reinforcement, the amount of time between reinforcements varies.
a.
fixed ratio
b.
variable ratio
c.
fixed interval
d.
variable interval


ANS:  D                   

   79.   An assembly line manager changes the times she observes behavior to determine rewards for workers. One day, she observed employees between 10 and 11 a.m., and the next day she stopped by to watch the last 15 minutes of the shift. The manager is using what kind of reinforcement schedule?
a.
variable ratio
b.
fixed ratio
c.
variable interval
d.
fixed interval


ANS:  C                   

   80.   A ____ schedule of reinforcement is being applied when a desired behavior must occur a specified number of times before it is reinforced.
a.
variable interval
b.
variable ratio
c.
fixed interval
d.
fixed ratio


ANS:  D                   

   81.   Sean Connery receives a bonus every time he sells 100 cars at Sewell Motor Company. He is being reinforced according to a ____ schedule of reinforcement.
a.
fixed interval
b.
fixed ratio
c.
variable interval
d.
variable ratio


ANS:    B