Five-Year-Old Tommy Is Helping Get Ready for a Family Reunion

question 193

Multiple Choice

Five-year-old Tommy is helping get ready for a family reunion at Thanksgiving by polishing the good silverware. If his mother gives him a dime for each piece he polishes, what kind of reinforcement schedule is she using?

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

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