Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. "Vending machines operate according to a continuous reinforcement schedule. "
2. "Behaviour maintained under an intermittent schedule of reinforcement is more difficult to extinguish than is behaviour maintained under a continuous schedule of reinforcement. "
3. "Shaping through approximations is another term for trial-and-error learning. "
4. "Shaping through approximations involves providing reinforcers for behaviours that are closer and closer to the overall desired behaviour. "
5. "Shaping through approximations more quickly establishes a complex behaviour than does trial-and-error learning. "


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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