Skinner's schedules of reinforcement explained with examples.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ⏱️ Fixed Ratio: Reinforcement after a specific number of responses (e.g., getting a free coffee after buying 10).
• variable ratio.
• 🎲 Variable Ratio: Reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses (e.g., gambling).
• 📅 Fixed Interval: Reinforcement after a specific amount of time (e.g., getting paid every two weeks).
• ⏰ Variable Interval: Reinforcement after an unpredictable amount of time (e.g., checking your email and sometimes finding something important).

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What type of reinforcement schedule is exemplified by receiving a bonus for every 5 products sold?
   1. Fixed Interval
   2. Variable Interval
   3. Fixed Ratio
   4. Variable Ratio
2. A child is given a sticker for every three pages of a book they read. Which reinforcement schedule is this?
   1. Fixed Interval
   2. Variable Interval
   3. Fixed Ratio
   4. Variable Ratio
3. Which reinforcement schedule produces the most consistent rate of responding?
   1. Fixed Interval
   2. Variable Interval
   3. Fixed Ratio
   4. Variable Ratio
4. Waiting for a bus that arrives at approximately the same time every day is an example of which type of schedule?
   1. Fixed Interval
   2. Variable Interval
   3. Fixed Ratio
   4. Variable Ratio
5. Checking your social media and sometimes finding new posts is an example of which reinforcement schedule?
   1. Fixed Interval
   2. Variable Interval
   3. Fixed Ratio
   4. Variable Ratio
6. A salesperson makes a sale after approximately every ten calls on average. Which reinforcement schedule does this illustrate?
   1. Fixed Interval
   2. Variable Interval
   3. Fixed Ratio
   4. Variable Ratio
7. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a fixed interval schedule?
   1. A dog getting a treat every time it sits.
   2. A student receives a grade at the end of each semester.
   3. Winning a lottery after buying several tickets.
   4. A child being praised randomly for good behavior.