Abigail Is Trying to Figure Out How She Can Best

question 34

Multiple Choice

Abigail is trying to figure out how she can best use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior. She is worried about consistent behavior, not speed. Therefore, she is interested in getting a slow but steady rate of response from her workers. According to reinforcement principles, she should probably use a ________ schedule.

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

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