Relias Academy Reinforcement Schedules 2025–2026: Expert-Curated Behavioral Analysis Q&A for Fixed/Variable Ratio & Interval Strategies (BCBA/RBT Aligned + Instant Download)

Sjyler gets a bit of candy each time he touches his nose when told to do so. He touches his head when asked to do so in the future. What type of reinforcement is this?

Positive reinforcement

June is told if she completes 5 math problems correcty she doesn't have to do the last 2. She does more math problems in the future. What type of reinforcement is this?

Negative reinforcement

Annie hates having wet hands, so she dries them with a towel. Future occurences of drying hands increase. What type of reinforcement is this?

Negative reinforcement

Every time Lavanda xlides down the slide her mother shouts hooray. She slides down the slide more. What type of reinforcement is this?

Positive reinforcement

List four factors that make a reinforcer more effective

-the reinforcer should only be available when the indiviudal engages in the behavior that is targted for increase

-reinforcer delivery should occur immediately after the desired behavior is exhibited

-reinforcers should be varied in order to ensure that the individual does not ibecome sataiated on one particular reinforcer

-reinforcers that could harm the health and safety of an individual can never be used

Schedules of reinforcement are the ___________ used for when to deliver reinforcers fp;;pwing the display of behavior

Rules

If all reinforcement is stopped for a previosuly reinforced behavior, the risk of the behavior being ________________or disappearring becomes high

Extinguished

What are the two primary reasons why intermittent schedules of reinforcement are used?

-to maintan previosuly acquired behavior

-to help individuals process to naturally occurring reinforcers

Intermittent schedules of reinforcement are helpful in preventing _______________, which occurs when an individual becomes tired of a particular reinforcer because they have received it too often

Satiation

_________ schedules involve providing reinforcement after a specific number of target behaviors are displayed

Ratio

___________ schedules involve a lapse of time to be emitted before a response is emitted.

Interval

Ratio schedules of reinforcement are best to use when you are trying to increase the _______ ______ ______________ a person displays a behavior or uses a skill.

Number of times

In interval schedules of reinforcement , the _______ ______ _____________ the individual is engaging in the behavior is reinforced after that time has elapsed.

Amount of times

If an individual is on a fixed ratio or 3 (FR3) , they receive reinforcement after every ______ response.

Third

If an individual is on a fixed ratio schedule of 5 (FR5), they receive reinforcement after every ________ time lapse of engaging in the behavior to be increased.

Five-minute

Variable ratio schedules of reinforcement provide _________ steady rates of the target behavior.

High

The biggest benefit of using variable schedules to reinforce desired behaviors are that they are resistant to _________________.

Extinction

A _________ ____________ is when reinforcement is only available for a specific amount of time following the lapse of fixed interval or variable interval reinforcement schedules

Limited hold

A limited hold (LH) is sometimes added to the interval reinforcement in order to ________ __________ the demonstration of the target behavior

Speed up

Gradually reducing the frequency o reinforcers delivered after the target behavior is displayed is called ___________ __________________.

Thinnig reinforcement

______ ______________ occurs when the reinforcement is thinned too quickly

Ratio strain

_____________ _______________________ require an increase in the targeted response over successive opportunities for responding

Progressive schedules

_________________ schedules of reinforcement are essentially 2 or more schedules of reinforcement being used at the same time to increase 1 or more behaviors.

Compound

The _______ ___________ states that given 2 choices of reinforcement for a behavior, an individual will engage in the behavior that offers the "best" or "most"' reinforcement.

Matching Law

Changing a reinforcer from a fixed ratio schedule to a variable ratio schedule can ____________ correct responding.

Increase

Reinforcing a behavior after it occurs for 30 seconds, then 45 seconds, then 1 minute is an example of a __________ _________________ schedule of reinforcement.

Progressive interval

Mike has a choice of receiving one treat for speaking to his mother and two treats for speaking to a peer on the playground. This is an example of a. __________________ reinforcement schedule.

Concurrent