An Instructor Administers Exams Every 2 Weeks Throughout the Term

question 124

Multiple Choice

An instructor administers exams every 2 weeks throughout the term of her course. As a result, a sizeable percentage of the students in her class study very hard every 2 weeks and do little studying in between. This example is most similar to which partial reinforcement schedule?

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

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