Define a variable interval (VI) schedule of reinforcement and summarize the general effect of a VI schedule on behavior

What will be an ideal response?


With variable interval schedules of reinforcement, the individual is rewarded after an average time interval. VI schedules tend to produce very consistent or steady
patterns of behavior because the respondent never knows when the reinforcer will be awarded next.

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Early educators avoid a. putting children "on the spot" for a reply

b. changing the conversation's topic when answering questions. c. talking about what children are doing while they are doing it. d. both putting children "on the spot" for a reply and changing the conversation's topic when answering questions.

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The normal curve is

a. a bell-shaped frequency polygon. b. a theoretical distribution. c. a family of curves. d. a z-score distribution. e. All of the above are true.

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To which of the following theorists of human development do we attribute the idea that children learn best when adults or older peers facilitate their learning?

a. Erik Erikson b. Jean Piaget c. B.F. Skinner d. Lev Vygotsky

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_________________ takes place “when people do something again in similar, but not identical ways to reinforce what they have learned while adding something new.”

A. Practice B. Scaffolding C. Rehearsal D. Conservation E. Concept mapping

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