People who play slot machines keep playing even when they are losing money because reinforcement is being delivered on a ________.
A) variable interval schedule
B) fixed interval schedule
C) fixed ratio schedule
D) variable ratio schedule

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Slot machine players continue playing even when losing because reinforcement (winning) is delivered on a variable ratio schedule, meaning after an unpredictable number of responses, which makes it highly compelling and resistant to extinction.

People Who Play Slot Machines Keep Playing Even When They