13
QuizMultiple Choice

Reinforcement and Punishment

Question 13 • 670417 Psychology S1 - MOSELEY, MELISSA K

Variable reinforcement schedules generally demonstrate greater resistance to extinction than fixed reinforcement schedules.

Answer
A
T
B
F

Explanation

Variable reinforcement schedules deliver rewards unpredictably, so a person or animal may keep responding because the next response could still be rewarded. With a fixed schedule, rewards arrive in a more predictable pattern, making it easier to notice when they have stopped. Therefore, variable schedules generally produce greater resistance to extinction; the statement is true (choice T).

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