Question

you walk up to a soda machine and put in a dollar, and are rewarded with a bottle of root beer. when you put in another dollar, you get another soda. assuming that the machine has a limitless supply of root beer, which kind of reinforcement schedule does this machine operate on?

interval reinforcement

ratio reinforcement

continuous reinforcement

partial reinforcement

Explanation:

Continuous reinforcement occurs when a behavior is reinforced every time it occurs. Here, putting in a dollar (the behavior) is always followed by getting a soda (the reinforcement). In interval reinforcement, rewards are given after a certain time period. Ratio reinforcement is based on the number of responses, but not always every response. Partial reinforcement is any reinforcement schedule that is not continuous.

Answer:

C. continuous reinforcement