If You Check Your Phone to See If You Have

question 58

Multiple Choice

If you check your phone to see if you have text messages, you sometimes have one.  By checking your phone frequently, you will most certainly find a text message sometimes.  Which of the following schedules of reinforcement fits this example?

• A) Fixed ratio
• B) Fixed interval
• C) Variable interval
• D) Variable ratio

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Definitions:

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control, such as vomiting or excessive exercise.

Characteristics

Distinctive traits, qualities, or attributes that describe and differentiate entities, individuals, or groups.

Psychological Disorder

A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person affected.

Rosenhan

Refers to David Rosenhan, a psychologist best known for his experiment published in the study "On Being Sane in Insane Places," which challenged the validity of psychiatric diagnoses.