Variable Reinforcements Result in Behaviour That Is More Difficult to Extinguish

question 94

Essay

Variable reinforcements result in behaviour that is more difficult to extinguish than fixed schedules. Why?

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Definitions:

Nativist Movement

Political and social movements that favor native inhabitants over immigrants, often characterized by hostility towards those seen as foreign or outside the dominant culture.

Philadelphia

A city in Pennsylvania, United States, significant for its historical importance in American independence and as the location of the first and second Continental Congresses.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

A piece of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in 1854 that allowed inhabitants of Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery, leading to significant political and social conflict.