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question 22 not yet answered points out of 1 flag question typically, long pauses in responding are found in ____ schedules. oa. fixed - interval ob. fixed - ratio oc. variable - interval od. variable - ratio question 23 not yet answered points out of 1 flag question maggie works in a garment manufacturing company. for every three blouses she stitches, she is paid five dollars. such a payment schedule is an example of a ____ of reinforcement. oa. variable - interval schedule ob. fixed - ratio schedule oc. fixed - interval schedule od. variable - ratio schedule

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• Question 22: In fixed - interval schedules, after a reinforcement is delivered, there is often a pause in responding. This is because the organism has learned that the next reinforcement will not come immediately. For example, if a rat is reinforced every 5 minutes (fixed - interval), after getting the reinforcement, it may stop responding for a while as it "waits" for the next interval to elapse.
• Question 23: A fixed - ratio schedule means that reinforcement is given after a fixed number of responses. Here, Maggie is paid after every 3 blouses (a fixed number of responses). In a variable - ratio schedule, the number of responses varies. In interval schedules, reinforcement is based on time rather than the number of responses.

Answer:

• Question 22: A. fixed - interval
• Question 23: B. fixed - ratio schedule