Hugh Works on an Assembly Line, and His Foreman Walks

question 233

Multiple Choice

Hugh works on an assembly line, and his foreman walks along the line every hour, on the hour, to check on how things are going.Hugh has learned to work especially hard in the few minutes just before his foreman arrives and while his foreman is watching.Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Hugh's behavior of "working hard" is being reinforced on a:

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

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