A slot machine is a classic example of a(n) ________________ schedule of reinforcement because players never know how many times they will have to pull the arm before they win again

FIll in the blank with correct word.


Answer: variable-ratio
Rationale: In a variable-ratio schedule, the number of responses required to receive reinforcement varies according to an average.

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What is the gold standard experimental study in medicine for determining causal relationships?

What will be an ideal response?

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Your 16-year-old sister is constantly being harassed at school. She has considered dropping out of school because everything she has done to avoid being targeted has not worked

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The dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant make up the drug known as

a. psilocybin. b. marijuana. c. hashish. d. mescaline.

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