Question

Jarret's daily goal for his behavior modification plan was to drink at least 80 ounces of water by 9 pm every night. every night he met his goal by 9 pm, he allowed himself to drink a can of his favorite soda. what reinforcement schedule was jarrett using? question 8 options:

O fixed interval differential
O reinforcement of high
O responding variable
O interval variable ratio

Answer 1

Jarrett was using a fixed interval reinforcement schedule, rewarding himself with a soda after consistently reaching his goal of drinking 80 ounces of water by 9 pm each day. The correct option is O fixed interval differential.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jarrett's daily goal for his behavior modification plan involved drinking at least 80 ounces of water by 9 pm every night, and allowing himself his favorite soda as a reward for meeting this goal. The reinforcement schedule Jarrett was using is a fixed interval reinforcement schedule. This is because the reward (soda) was given after a set amount of time—each day by 9 pm—not based on the number of times the behavior (drinking water) was performed.

Fixed interval schedules result in behavior that is rewarded after a consistent and unchanging amount of time, similar to the way June received medication on a fixed schedule following surgery. Unlike a variable ratio or variable interval schedule, where the timing or frequency of the reward is unpredictable, Jarrett's reinforcement was predictable based on the passage of time.