Which Promotion Exemplifies the Use of a Fixed-Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which promotion exemplifies the use of a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement?

• A)A café prints "You are a winner" on a random one-twelfth of its coffee lids; patrons receiving such a lid can redeem it for a free beverage.
• B)A café offers its customers a punch card. Each time a patron purchases a beverage, a hold is punched; when ten holes are punched, the patron receives a free beverage.
• C)Every now and then, a café announces a two-for-one deal.
• D)A café offers each patron an early morning two-for-one free-beverage-with-purchase deal from 5 to 6 a.m. on Monday mornings.

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