A Toddler Has Learned That the Jack-In-The-Box Won't Operate Unless

question 137

Multiple Choice

A toddler has learned that the jack-in-the-box won't operate unless she turns the hand crank around exactly 10 times.The toddler's behaviour is being reinforced under which type of reinforcement schedule?

• A)fixed-ratio
• B)fixed-interval
• C)variable-interval
• D)variable-ratio

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time.

Sensory Receptor Cells

Specialized cells that convert external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses for the nervous system.

Senses

Physiological capacities of organisms that provide data for perception, including sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.

Taste

is one of the five traditional senses, which perceives flavors and substances via receptors on the tongue and contributes to the experience of flavor.