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Reinforcement Schedules The text indicates that in real life, continuous reinforcement is rare. Sometimes responses are reinforced, sometimes not. Among the most important schedules of partial reinforcement are the fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, and variable interval. Identify the schedule in the examples below by typing your answers to the right of each scenario: fixed ratio variable ratio fixed interval variable interval Points: 10 For example: Frequent flyer program: In Delta Airlines, a customer gets a free one-way flight after accumulating 10,000 miles. fixed ratio 1. buying state lottery tickets and winning 2. A hotel maid may take a 15-minute break only after having cleaned three rooms. 3. Because of the time difference and their busy schedules, a couple living in different time zones schedule a regular time to talk every Saturday at 12 noon. 4. A teenager receives an allowance every Saturday. 5. Getting a free cup of coffee after 10 purchases at Biggby's. 6. A professional baseball player gets a hit approximately every third time at bat. 7. Checking the oven to see if chocolate chip cookies are done, when baking time is known and you have to follow the recipe exactly. 8. A blueberry picker receives $1 after filling 3 pint boxes. 9. Number of throws before a player gets a strike in bowling. 10. The wait time at the Secretary of State office when getting a driver's license without an appointment.

          Reinforcement Schedules
The text indicates that in real life, continuous reinforcement is rare. Sometimes responses are
reinforced, sometimes not. Among the most important schedules of partial reinforcement are the
fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, and variable interval. Identify the schedule in the
examples below by typing your answers to the right of each scenario:
fixed ratio
variable ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
Points: 10
For example:
Frequent flyer program: In Delta Airlines, a customer gets a free one-way flight after
accumulating 10,000 miles. fixed ratio
1. buying state lottery tickets and winning
2. A hotel maid may take a 15-minute break only after having cleaned three rooms.
3. Because of the time difference and their busy schedules, a couple living in different time
zones schedule a regular time to talk every Saturday at 12 noon.
4. A teenager receives an allowance every Saturday.
5. Getting a free cup of coffee after 10 purchases at Biggby's.
6. A professional baseball player gets a hit approximately every third time at bat.
7. Checking the oven to see if chocolate chip cookies are done, when baking time is known and
you have to follow the recipe exactly.
8. A blueberry picker receives $1 after filling 3 pint boxes.
9. Number of throws before a player gets a strike in bowling.
10. The wait time at the Secretary of State office when getting a driver's license without an
appointment.

Reinforcement Schedules
The text indicates that in real life, continuous reinforcement is rare. Sometimes responses are
reinforced, sometimes not. Among the most important schedules of partial reinforcement are the
fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, and variable interval. Identify the schedule in the
examples below by typing your answers to the right of each scenario:
fixed ratio
variable ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
Points: 10
For example:
Frequent flyer program: In Delta Airlines, a customer gets a free one-way flight after
accumulating 10,000 miles. fixed ratio
1. buying state lottery tickets and winning
2. A hotel maid may take a 15-minute break only after having cleaned three rooms.
3. Because of the time difference and their busy schedules, a couple living in different time
zones schedule a regular time to talk every Saturday at 12 noon.
4. A teenager receives an allowance every Saturday.
5. Getting a free cup of coffee after 10 purchases at Biggby's.
6. A professional baseball player gets a hit approximately every third time at bat.
7. Checking the oven to see if chocolate chip cookies are done, when baking time is known and
you have to follow the recipe exactly.
8. A blueberry picker receives 1 after filling 3 pint boxes.
9. Number of throws before a player gets a strike in bowling.
10. The wait time at the Secretary of State office when getting a driver's license without an
appointment.

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