Merlin Is Presented with Reinforcement at the End of Every

question 2

Multiple Choice

Merlin is presented with reinforcement at the end of every hour that he does not burp in class. After receiving reinforcement at 10:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M., he burps at 11:56 A.M. His teacher promptly starts a new hour interval in which Merlin must refrain from burping until 12:56 P.M. in order to receive reinforcement. Which type of DRO variation schedule is his teacher employing?

• A) DRO progressive schedule
• B) DRO reset schedule
• C) DRO fixed-interval schedule
• D) DRO increasing-interval schedule

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