Toy Painters on Mattel's Assembly Line in China Are Paid

question 90

Multiple Choice

Toy painters on Mattel's assembly line in China are paid by the hour,regardless of the number of toys they have painted.These workers are being reinforced according to a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

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

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