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) a continuous reinforcement schedule.
B) a noncontingent reinforcement schedule.
C) an intermittent reinforcement schedule.
D) a short-delay reinforcement schedule.

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An intermittent reinforcement schedule is when the behavior (in this case, inserting a dollar bill into the vending machine) is reinforced occasionally or intermittently rather than every time it occurs. This unpredictability can lead to the behavior being more resistant to extinction, meaning Katrina may continue to try inserting the dollar bill even if it doesn't work the first few times.

Katrina Is Trying to Put a Dollar Bill into a Vending