Slot machines provide reinforcement on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

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Slot machines operate on a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement, where the number of responses (or actions) required to receive a reward (reinforcement) varies after each reward. This unpredictability in reinforcement schedule is what makes slot machines and similar types of gambling so addictive, as it exploits the psychological principle that variable reinforcement schedules produce high rates of responding.

Slot Machines Provide Reinforcement on a _____ Schedule of Reinforcement