The number of people who play high-stakes poker is increasing as a result of a number of cable television shows featuring professional poker players vying for $100,000 pots. In terms of reinforcement theory, what kind of a reinforcement schedule motivates the behavior of these card players?
A) variable ratio
B) fixed ratio
C) continuous
D) intermittent
E) variable interval

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A variable ratio reinforcement schedule is an intermittent schedule in which consequences are delivered following a different number of behaviors, sometimes more and sometimes less, that vary around a specified average number of behaviors.

The Number of People Who Play High-Stakes Poker Is Increasing