Your Employer Gives Merit Wage Increases at the Same Time

question 226

Multiple Choice

Your employer gives merit wage increases at the same time each year. This is an example of which schedule of reinforcement?

• A) fixed-ratio schedules
• B) variable-ratio schedules
• C) fixed-interval schedules
• D) variable-interval schedules

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