Slot machines are a very effective example of a variable ratio schedule. The casinos have studied the science of rewards and they use them to get people to play and keep playing.

For example, a 2020 study ... Reinforcement Schedule: A systematic rule for determining the delivery of rewards, influencing both the rate and pattern of behavioural responses. Variable Ratio ...

The partial reinforcement extinction effect (PREE) was analyzed in humans using a quasi-multiple schedule of reinforcement with two discrete trial tasks. The first task was a videogame analog of a ...

In my last blog post, I wrote about using a continuous reinforcement schedule when you want to establish a new behavior. And I hinted that you should change that schedule after the behavior is ...