Josiah Checks His Email Several Times Throughout the Day

question 140

Multiple Choice

Josiah checks his email several times throughout the day. Some days there is mail each time he checks; sometimes several days go by with no new messages arriving. In this example, Josiah's behavior of checking his email is being reinforced on  a _____ schedule.

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

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Definitions:

Buyer's Right

Rights legally entitled to the purchaser of goods or services, including the rights to receive information, to a fair contract, and to complain and seek redress.

Rejecting Delivery

The action of refusing to accept delivery of goods or services, typically due to non-compliance with terms of contract.

Reasonable Time

A time period which is fair and appropriate under the circumstances, legally often used to define the period in which an action must be taken.

Unforeseeable Events

Circumstances or incidents that could not have been predicted or expected and therefore may relieve parties from liability in contracts under the doctrine of force majeure.