Matt Wants to Train His Dog, Buster, to Sit on Command

question 13

Multiple Choice

Matt wants to train his dog, Buster, to sit on command. He gives Buster a doggie biscuit each time Buster sits when commanded, but only for the first 10 trials. He then changes the rules. Buster now has to sit on command three times before he gets a biscuit. Matt first used a ________ schedule, and then a ________ schedule to train Buster.

• A) continuous reinforcement schedule; fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement
• B) fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement; continuous reinforcement schedule
• C) variable ratio schedule; fixed interval schedule
• D) continuous reinforcement schedule; fixed interval schedule

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