A Variable-Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement Is One in Which a Response

question 147

Multiple Choice

A variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n)

• A) specified time period has elapsed.
• B) unpredictable time period has elapsed.
• C) specified number of responses have been made.
• D) unpredictable number of responses have been made.

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Definitions:

Primitive Behaviour

Actions or reactions that are considered to be based on early or basic human instincts rather than learned or civilized responses.

Le Bon

Referring to Gustave Le Bon, a French social psychologist known for his work on crowd psychology and the study of mob behavior in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Personal Territories

Areas or spaces individuals consider their own, often marked and defended against intrusions by others.

Emergent Norm Theory

Collective behaviour is regulated by norms based on distinctive behaviour that arises in the initially normless crowd.