Variable-Interval+(VI)+Schedule

toc = = = Definition: = A schedule in which a reinforcer is given after the first correct response that follows a varying time of nonreinforcement, based on average time. Gen Psych Chapter 5, pp. 148

= Examples: = A teacher who gives unpredictable pop quizzes is using a variable-interval schedule.

= Analogies: = Florida is extremely bipolar in it's weather as it varies from stormy to cold to breezy to hot. However, it's change in weather is for the most part a steady incline of climate. It may rain for a few days and then be completely sunny and then back to rainy.

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