Which Schedule of Reinforcement Results in the Most Rapid Learning

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which schedule of reinforcement results in the most rapid learning?

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

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which an innate response to a potent stimulus comes to be elicited in response to a previously neutral stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, where an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.

Gestation

The period of development from the fertilization of an ovum until birth in pregnant mammals, including humans.

Dishabituation

The renewal of attention to a stimulus following a change, after initial habituation (or decreased response) to the same or similar stimuli.