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Schedules Of Reinforcement Worksheet

PSYCHOLOGY – LEARNING

MR. Schuster

SCHEDULES OF REINFORCEMENT - PRACTICE

DIRECTIONS:

After reading the examples below, choose the option listed at the bottom that it is an

example of.

__VR___

1 .

You go to Atlantic City and play the slot machines. Sometimes you win money after

putting in 3 quarters, sometimes after 15 quarters, sometimes after putting in 7.

2 . _________ You get a paycheck every Tuesday.

3 . _________ A psychologist gives a rat a food pellet each time it pushes a lever in its cage.

4 .

_________ You go fishing in the Chesapeake Bay every weekend. Sometimes it takes 1 hour to

catch a fish, sometimes 15 minutes, sometimes 45 minutes.

5 . _________ A college student's mother sends her a box of fudge every Thursday.

6 . _________ George works in a factory putting fenders on cars. He gets paid $100 for every 4

fenders he finishes.

7 . _________ Michael's mother gives him an M & M for each toy he puts away in his toy box.

8 . _________ Teri collects empty soda cans. The recycling center gives her $1 for every 30 cans.

9 . _________ Tom delivers newspapers in her neighborhood. Sometimes Mrs. Lewis pays her for 2

weeks at a time, sometimes she pays for 1 week, and sometimes she pays for a month.

1 0 . _________ You start playing the lottery. You win $10 the first time you play. You play

12 more times before you win again.

Choices:

Variable Ratio (VR):

Unpredictable number of responses (behaviors) are required before reinforcement can be

obtained

Fixed Ratio (FR):

Specific number of responses (behaviors) is required before reinforcement can be obtained

Variable Interval (VI):

Changing amounts of time must elapse before a response will obtain reinforcement

Fixed Interval (FI):

A specific amount of time must elapse before a response will elicit reinforcement

Schedules Of Reinforcement Worksheet