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Why might a researcher use a variable ratio of reinforcement rather than a fixed ratio?
(A) Fixed ratio schedules of reinforcements are more time intensive.
(B) Variable ratio schedules of reinforcements produce results more quickly.
(C) Variable ratio schedules of reinforcements avoid problems such as generalization and the Premack principle.
(D) Variable ratio schedules of reinforcements allow researchers to use both classical and operant conditioning.
(E) Variable ratio schedules of reinforcement are more resistant to extinction than fixed schedules.
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(E) Variable ratio schedules of reinforcement are more resistant to extinction than fixed schedules.
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Organisms trained using variable ratio schedules of reinforcements will continue to perform the desired behavior for a long time after reinforcement is stopped (i.e., extinction of the behavior is delayed).
Posted : 02/07/2024 8:19 pm