On a Fixed Interval Schedule, Reinforcement Is Given for the __________

question 405

Multiple Choice

On a fixed interval schedule, reinforcement is given for the __________.

• A) first correct response after a fixed amount of time has passed
• B) first correct response after varying amounts of time have passed
• C) next correct response after a fixed number of responses have occurred
• D) next correct response after a varying number of responses have occurred

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

A process in biology by which organisms with traits well-suited to their environment have higher survival rates and reproduction, shaping evolution.

Inherited Traits

Characteristics or qualities passed down genetically from parents to offspring.

Reproduction

The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced, allowing for the continuation of a species.

Inborn Ideas

Concepts or understanding believed to be present in an individual from birth, as opposed to acquired through experience.