If Billy Was Praised Every 4th Time He Collected Rocks

question 395

Multiple Choice

If Billy was praised every 4th time he collected rocks without throwing them, his behavior would be on which schedule of reinforcement?

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

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Definitions:

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as raw materials and direct labor expenses.

Sales Volume

Sales volume refers to the total number of units of a product or service sold by a company within a specific time frame.

Factory Utility Cost

Factory utility cost encompasses expenses related to the consumption of utilities such as electricity, gas, and water in a manufacturing facility.

Mixed Cost

A cost that contains both variable and fixed cost components, changing in total with the level of activity but not in direct proportion.