You use a ______________ schedule of reinforcement when you are teaching someone to do something new.You use a ______________ schedule of reinforcement after they have learned a behaviour and you want to maintain it.
A) continuous;intermittent
B) intermittent;continuous
C) negative;positive
D) positive;negative

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A continuous schedule of reinforcement is used when first teaching someone to do something new, as it involves reinforcing the behavior every time it occurs. An intermittent schedule of reinforcement is used after the behavior has been learned and is used to maintain the behavior by reinforcing it only some of the time. Therefore, Choice A is the correct answer.

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