Your little sister talks constantly. She interrupts your conversations with friends and asks a million questions. You find her incessant talking extremely irritating, yet you don’t want to ignore her and risk hurting her feelings. Plus, every now and
then she says something interesting. You decide to use your knowledge of operant conditioning to alter her behavior. Which schedule of reinforcement might you choose to employ in an attempt to decrease your sister’s chattiness?
a. A differential reinforcement of low rates (DRL) schedule
b. A variable ratio (VR) schedule
c. A fixed ratio (FR) schedule
d. A fixed interval (FI) schedule
e. None of the above schedules will have any impact on a chatty little sister.
Answer: A
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