Below are three different schedules of reinforcement. Identify which schedule is depicted and predict the effect of the schedule on behavior
1. An elementary school has a policy that prohibits students from running in the halls. The hall monitor waits by the cafeteria doors every morning from 8:00 until 8:30 looking for runners.
2. A teacher has his students complete all problems at the end of the chapter in their math text; however, he only grades the even ones.
3. A teacher gives unannounced quizzes, usually once per week, but sometimes more often.
What will be an ideal response?
The first example depicts a fixed interval schedule. Most likely, students in the hall by the cafeteria will not run from 8:00 until 8:30, but after that they may. The second example depicts a fixed ratio schedule. Most likely, students will try hard on the even problems while paying less attention to the odd ones. The third example is a variable interval schedule. Students do not know when a quiz will occur, so they will study each night, just in case.
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