You Enjoy Getting E-Mail Messages, So You Occasionally Check Your

question 107

Multiple Choice

You enjoy getting e-mail messages, so you occasionally check your e-mail to find out if you have any new messages. Which schedule of reinforcement is present in this case?

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

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