Tara Has a Gambling Problem and Continues to Put Money

question 3

Multiple Choice

Tara has a gambling problem and continues to put money into her favourite slot machine for hours at a time.She whispers "big money,big money!" to the machine,hoping to get her big payoff.What schedule of reinforcement is influencing Tara's behaviour?

• A)Fixed interval
• B)Fixed ratio
• C)Variable interval
• D)Variable ratio

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