The Number of People Who Play High-Stakes Poker Is Increasing

question 16

Multiple Choice

The number of people who play high-stakes poker is increasing as a result of a number of cable television shows featuring professional poker players vying for $100,000 pots. In terms of reinforcement theory,which kind of reinforcement schedule motivates the behaviour of these card players?

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

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