Sandy's favorite activity is to go to Las Vegas and play the slot machines. Her gambling behavior is being reinforced on a __________ schedule
a) fixed-ratio
b) fixed-interval
c) variable-ratio
d) variable-interval
ANS: C, Because Sandy does not know how many times she has to do a specific behavior (play the machine) before she'll be rewarded, this is variable-ratio reinforcement.
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Overall, studies conducted to determine the relationship between type A behavior and an
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