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What Does It Mean to "Manufacture Consent"? Identify and Describe

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What does it mean to "manufacture consent"? Identify and describe two of the three ways that companies do this.


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Variable-ratio Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, making it a powerful method for maintaining strong and steady response rates.

Variable-interval Schedule

A reinforcement strategy in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Fixed-ratio

A type of partial reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses, commonly used in behavior modification programs.

Fixed-interval

A schedule of reinforcement where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time.

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