I have a Psychology assignment and wondering if someone could help?
I need to know which one each thing falls under
The Catagories are Fixed Ratio, Variable ratio, Fixed Interval and Variable Interval.
1. buying state lottery tickets and winning
2. a hotel maid may take 15 minute break only after cleaning 3 rooms
3. watching and seeing shooting stars on a dark night
4. a teen receives an allowance every saturday
5. checking the front porch for a newspaper when the delivery person is extremely unpredictable
6. a professional baseball player gets a hit approx every third time at bat
7. checking the oven to see if chocolate chip cookies are done when baking time is known
8. a blueberry picker receives after filling 3-pint boxes
9. a charitable organization makes an average of 10 phone calls for every donation it receives
10. calling a garage mechanic to see if your car is fixed yet
11. a students final grade improves one level for every 3 book reviews submitted
12. going to the cafeteria to see if the next meal is available
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1. VR
2. FR
3. VI
4. FI
5. VI
6. VR
7. FI
8. FR
9. VR
10. VI
11. FR
12. FI
You’re welome! Case closed.
In the city, crime is taken as emblematic of class and race. In the suburbs though it’s intimate and psychological; resistant to generalization; a mystery of the individual’s soul.
Barbara Ehrenreich