Question

Dr. Lazarus tells his Psych 101 students that they can earn one extra credit point for every three reports they write summarizing an article from the professional psychology literature. What schedule of reinforcement is illustrated in this scenario?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is fixed ratio.

Explanation:

Fixed ratio is a schedule of reinforcement that requires a specific number of completed tasks for the reinforcement to be delivered. It is commonly expressed as FR-#, the number representing the number of tasks to be completed. In the example, Dr. Lazarus is using a FR-3 fixed ratio.

For this schedule to be successful, the ratio must remain constant.