Which of the Following Schedules of Reinforcement Creates a Response

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following schedules of reinforcement creates a response that is more highly resistant to extinction than the others? .

• A) fixed interval
• B) variable ratio
• C) fixed ratio
• D) continuous

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Definitions:

Peer Pressure

The influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms.

Aggressive Modeling

The process by which individuals learn aggressive behavior by observing and imitating the aggressive actions of models, such as parents, characters on television, or peers.

Self-Reinforcement

The process of rewarding oneself to increase or maintain a behavior, based on personal standards and without external rewards.

The Id

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory representing primal desires and drives.