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Steve bought a laptop that was defective. This laptop will be fixed or replaced by the manufacturer as long as he returns it in a reasonable amount of time. What type of warranty does he have on his laptop?


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Fixed-Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed, commonly used in behavioral psychology.

Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where rewards are given after a random number of responses, encouraging high and steady response rates.

Behavior Modification

Using conditioning to improve behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning wherein the intensity of an action is altered by either rewards or penalties.

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