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Who Are Minimum Wages Designed to Help? Do They Succeed

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Who are minimum wages designed to help? Do they succeed? What is their effect on society?


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Variable-Ratio

A reinforcement pattern in which a reaction is rewarded following a random number of responses, resulting in consistent and elevated rates of response.

Fixed-Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses have occurred.

Fixed-Interval

A reinforcement schedule in which the first reaction is reinforced after a predetermined period, resulting in a patterned series of responses.

Variable-Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

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