Question

Reinforcement Schedules:  FR, VR, FI, or VI? Label each one with the correct reinforcement schedule

1. Buying lottery tickets and winning occasionally.

2. A hotel maid takes a 15 minute break after every 3 rooms cleaned.

3. I receive my paycheck every two weeks.

4.A professional athlete who renegotiates his contract every 2^nd year.

5.Waiting for fish to bite after casting a line.

6. Checking the oven to see if cookies are done, when baking time is known.

7.An alumni association makes an average of 10 phone calls for every  donation it receives.

8. Students are given a prize after reading 10 books.

9.Checking your phone for text messages during class.

10. Checking the front porch for a newspaper when the delivery person is 1extremely unpredictable

11. Waiting for a shuttle to your hotel from the airport.

12. Playing bingo.

13. Studying for an exam that occurs every 3 weeks.

14. Checking Twitter.

15. Getting the mail if it comes around the same time every day.

Answer 1

Reinforcement in psychology means adding or deleting a stimulus that strengthens the behavior. These are positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement.

The schedule of reinforcement is the set of rule, for example, reinforcement is given after two correct answers the reinforcement can be a verbal appreciation, or adding an object or removing an object to strengthen the behavior.

FR= The Fixed Ratio schedule applying the reinforcement after completion of a specific number of desired behavior is obtained.

VR=Variable ratio schedule is defined as applying reinforcement after a variable number of responses, which means reinforcement would not be applied after a specific number of desirable behavior it will vary like first it is two, then three and then five.

FI=Fixed interval schedule means applying the enforcer after a specified time interval for example reinforcer would be applied every time after a fixed time schedule like getting a reward after passing every exam.

VI=Variable interval schedule is one where the behavior is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

1. 1. Buying lottery tickets and winning occasionally.----- VR

2. A hotel maid takes a 15-minute break after every 3 rooms cleaned.----------FR

3. I receive my paycheck every two weeks.------ FI

4.A professional athlete who renegotiates his contract every 2^nd year.---- FI

5. Waiting for fish to bite after casting a line.------ VI

6. Checking the oven to see if cookies are done, when baking time is known.------ FI

7. An alumni association makes an average of 10 phone calls for every donation it receives.---- VR

8. Students are given a prize after reading 10 books.------ FR

9. Checking your phone for text messages during class.------ VR

10. Checking the front porch for a newspaper when the delivery person is extremely unpredictable----- VI

11. Waiting for a shuttle to your hotel from the airport---- FI

12. Playing bingo.------- VR

13. Studying for an exam that occurs every 3 weeks.----- FI

14. Checking Twitter.----- VR

15. Getting the mail if it comes around the same time every day.----FI