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Electronics Engineering
New york Institute of Technology
Jan-2015 - Dec-2016
Tutor
NYIT
Jan-2015 - Present
Tutor
NYIT
Jan-2015 - Present
1.   Mrs.Blass is tired of her students not being prepared for class each day. She knowsthat they are hard-working seniors who value getting an A in the class, and shewants to set up a schedule of work so they study hard and consistently. Sheschedules pop quizzes. Only she knows when those quizzes will be given.Assuming the students find the grade of A or B to be reinforcing, what scheduleof reinforcement is at work here?
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2.   Sallyis trying to break up with her boyfriend. She refuses to text him back 90% ofthe time when he texts her. Sometimes, this means she will not text back after10 or 20 texts. Finally, she gets frustrated (and lonely) and will text backbut only to say ‘hi’ or ‘good luck at your football game’ or other seeminglymeaningless comments. This process continues for months, where he texts her afew times every day, and eventually she will break down and answer. The reasonthe boyfriend is still texting so long after the breakup is due to whichschedule of reinforcement?
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3.   Amom and dad are teaching 2-year-old Johnny how to use the toilet. Every time heurinates even a little amount in the toilet they jump up and down and he gets abite of his favorite cookie. This is an example of which schedule ofreinforcement that is often used when first teaching a skill?
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4.   Manuelis thinking about opening a new coffee shop in town. He is wanting to competewith the big companies in town, but he is not sure how to draw in the crowds.To start, he offers reward points. When customers come in, they get a star forevery $5 they spend. Once they have spent $50, they receive a free medium dripcoffee. Manuel is hoping to lure in repeat business through which schedule ofreinforcement?
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1.   Mrs.Blass is tired of her students not being prepared for class each day. She knowsthat they are hard-working seniors who value getting an A in the class, and shewants to set up a schedule of work so they study hard and consistently. Sheschedules pop quizzes. Only she knows when those quizzes will be given.Assuming the students find the grade of A or B to be reinforcing, what scheduleof reinforcement is at work here?
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2.   Sallyis trying to break up with her boyfriend. She refuses to text him back 90% ofthe time when he texts her. Sometimes, this means she will not text back after10 or 20 texts. Finally, she gets frustrated (and lonely) and will text backbut only to say ‘hi’ or ‘good luck at your football game’ or other seeminglymeaningless comments. This process continues for months, where he texts her afew times every day, and eventually she will break down and answer. The reasonthe boyfriend is still texting so long after the breakup is due to whichschedule of reinforcement?
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3.   Amom and dad are teaching 2-year-old Johnny how to use the toilet. Every time heurinates even a little amount in the toilet they jump up and down and he gets abite of his favorite cookie. This is an example of which schedule ofreinforcement that is often used when first teaching a skill?
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4.   Manuelis thinking about opening a new coffee shop in town. He is wanting to competewith the big companies in town, but he is not sure how to draw in the crowds.To start, he offers reward points. When customers come in, they get a star forevery $5 they spend. Once they have spent $50, they receive a free medium dripcoffee. Manuel is hoping to lure in repeat business through which schedule ofreinforcement?
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5.   DrLee notices his patients are not coming in for their routine visits on time.They often push them back, which causes backups at some time in the year(before school starts) and low numbers at other times of year (summer). He iswanting more consistent clientele and work and offers a 10% discount on hiscurrent rates if patients stick to their defined 3 appointments a year (every3.3 months). Those patients who are motivated by this discount are adhering towhich schedule of reinforcement?
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