A Variable-Ratio Schedule Is Difficult to Use for Formal Rewards

question 43

Multiple Choice

A variable-ratio schedule is difficult to use for formal rewards such as pay because:

• A) it typically weakens the behavior that has been previously rewarded.
• B) is the least powerful schedule in terms of maintaining the desired behaviors.
• C) it has a fixed number of desires to needed for each reinforcement.
• D) it does not motivate the employee to increase the frequency of the desired behavior.
• E) it would be complicated to keep track of who was rewarded when.

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