Use the Schedule Below to Answer the Question

question 291

Multiple Choice

Use the schedule below to answer the question.
The Terrible Twos (G, 90 min.)
1:00 pm
3:45 pm
5:30 pm
8:00 pm
I'll Be Seeing You (PG-13, 97 min.)
11:10 am
1:00 pm
3:20 pm
5:45 pm
7:30 pm
Creature Lake (PG-13, 109 min.)
11:45 am
1:15 pm
3:30 pm
6:00 pm
8:45 pm
The Mummy's Revenge (R, 120 min.)
11:30 am
2:00 pm
4:45 pm
7:30 pm
10:00 pm
Home on the Range (R, 90 min.)
1:15 pm
3:00 pm
6:45 pm
10:15 pm
The Asteroid (R, 105 min.)
2:00 pm
3:15 pm
5:30 pm
7:45 pm
Adult general admission $10.00.
Children's admission $5.00
· Students are offered a $2.50 discount on all movies starting before 6:00 pm.
· Seniors receive a 50% discount on all shows starting before noon.
How much would a 70-year-old man pay to watch the 1:15 pm showing of Creature Lake?

• A)$5.00
• B)$2.50
• C)$7.50
• D)$10.00

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Definitions:

Variable-Ratio Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in which a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, promoting high and steady response rates.

Fixed-Ratio Schedule

A reinforcement strategy in behaviorism where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process by which a behavior becomes more likely to occur because it is followed by a reward or the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.