Question

Operant learning principles may explain why pathological gamblers, who may have experienced positive reinforcement with early wins, will continue to gamble in the face of loss. The gambling persistence may be sustained due to the influence of a(n) ________ schedule of reinforcement.

Answer 1

Answer:

Intermittent

Explanation:

There are two types of schedules of reinforcement

Continuous: Where a behavior is rewarded after the required behavior is performed.

Intermittent: Where a behavior is rewarded but not every time that the behavior is done.

There are four types of Intermittent schedule of reinforcement

Fixed-Ratio (FR) Schedule.

Fixed Interval (FI) Schedule.

Variable-Ratio (VR) schedule.

Variable-Interval (VI) schedule.

Gambling falls into the category of Variable-Ratio (VR) schedule where the response is rewarded after unpredictable number of responses.

Hence gambling falls in to the category of Intermittent schedule of reinforcement.