Fred Friend Sometimes Rewards His Workers by Ordering Out for Pizza

question 110

Multiple Choice

Fred Friend sometimes rewards his workers by ordering out for pizza. He usually does this after he has received three to five compliments on his department's performance, but over time, it averages out to every four compliments. Fred is using a ________.

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

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