Consider a situation in which a parent has decided to apply the principles of operant conditioning to teach their child good table manners. Their goal is to prepare the child for an upcoming dinner of great importance and they are not concerned about the various implications different schedules have for extinction, they simply want to use whatever reinforcement schedule will produce the fastest rate of learning. What reinforcement schedule should they use?
A)continuous reinforcement
B)partial-reinforcement
C)variable-interval
D)variable-ratio
E)fixed-ratio

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Continuous reinforcement is the most effective schedule for establishing a new behavior quickly because the behavior is reinforced every time it occurs, leading to rapid learning.

Consider a Situation in Which a Parent Has Decided to Apply