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In teaching your cat to jump through a hoop, which reinforcement schedule would facilitate the most rapid learning?

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In teaching your cat to jump through a hoop, which reinforcement schedule would facilitate the most rapid learning?

(A) continuous
(B) fixed ratio
(C) variable ratio
(D) fixed interval
(E) variable interval

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(A) continuous

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In teaching your cat to jump through a hoop, continuous reinforcement would result in the most rapid learning. New behaviors are learned most quickly when they are rewarded every time. However, once the skill has been learned, partial reinforcement will make the behaviors more resistant to extinction.

 
Posted : 09/02/2024 2:27 pm
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