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Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Treatment

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Recently, Diana stopped reinforcing her son for washing the dishes. When he did not receive reinforcement, the dishes began to mount. Her therapist advises her to reinforce her son intermittently on a variable schedule, because:
  1. Variable schedules are easier to reinforce
  2. Variable schedules are the most resistant to extinction, prolonging adherence
  3. It’s always a good idea to have a clean sink
  4. She could use the schedule to reinforce many other behaviors
Explanation
Answer - B - While it’s true that she could potentially use the schedule to reinforce other behaviors, it is being recommended presently because it is the most resistant to extinction. In other words, it becomes difficult to stop not knowing whether or not the reward is coming.
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