Gambling Behavior Quiz

If a person stops playing at the casino because they haven't won for weeks, then their gambling has become ___________.

Operant conditioning is needed to explain gambling behaviour because gambling is a _______ behaviour, and so cannot be explained by classical conditioning.

The name for when a person nearly wins but doesn't is called a ____-___.

The 'big wins' in gambling offer a powerful type of ________ ________, that keeps a person gambling.

A __________ __________ is the pattern through which behaviours are reinforced (e.g., through a reward). There are various types of these.

A parent praises their child every time they tidy up their room.

Which reinforcement schedule is this an example of (select all appropriate answers)?

• Continuous reinforcement schedule

• Partial reinforcement schedule

• Fixed reinforcement schedule

• Variable reinforcement schedule

Answer explanation

If it's everytime, it's continuous (and therefore not partial, or the sub-types of partial)

Identify the type of reinforcement schedule being used? A factory worker gets a bonus for every 100th product they assemble. Which reinforcement schedule is this an example of (select all appropriate answers)?

• Continuous reinforcement schedule

• Partial reinforcement schedule

• Fixed reinforcement schedule

• Variable reinforcement schedule

Answer explanation

They're not rewarded everytime (so not continuous) but there is a predictable pattern (so fixed rather than variable)

Identify the type of reinforcement schedule being used? An office worker goes to work every day and receives a paycheck every two weeks, regardless of performance.

Which reinforcement schedule is this an example of (select all appropriate answers)?

• Continuous reinforcement schedule

• Partial reinforcement schedule

• Fixed reinforcement schedule

• Variable reinforcement schedule

Answer explanation

They're not paid for every day they go to work (so partial rather than continuous) but there is a predictable pattern (so fixed rather than variable)

Identify the type of reinforcement schedule being used? In an online video game, a player receives a rare item at random after defeating enemies. The number of enemies needed to defeat before obtaining the item varies each time.

Which reinforcement schedule is this an example of (select all appropriate answers)?

• Continuous reinforcement schedule

• Partial reinforcement schedule

• Fixed reinforcement schedule

• Variable reinforcement schedule

Answer explanation

They don't receive an item everytime (so partial rather than continuous), but there's no predictable pattern (so it's variable rather than fixed).

Identify the type of reinforcement schedule being used? A dog trainer gives a treat to a dog every time it sits on command.

Which reinforcement schedule is this an example of (select all appropriate answers)?

• Continuous reinforcement schedule

• Partial reinforcement schedule

• Fixed reinforcement schedule

• Variable reinforcement schedule