Katrina is trying to put a dollar bill into a vending machine in her office. Sometimes the machine will take a dollar bill on the first try; other times it can take up to five or six tries before the dollar bill is finally accepted. In this example, inserting a dollar bill into the vending machine is reinforced on a(n) _____ reinforcement schedule.
A)continuous
B)noncontingent
C)intermittent
D)short-delay

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is intermittent reinforcement schedule because the reinforcement (the vending machine accepting the dollar bill) does not occur after every attempt but rather at unpredictable intervals or ratios, making the behavior (inserting the dollar bill) more resistant to extinction.

Katrina Is Trying to Put a Dollar Bill into a Vending