One doesn't receive a smile or a "thank you" each time one holds a door for the person behind him or her. The action is acknowledged occasionally. Door-holding is reinforced on a _____ reinforcement schedule.

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A partial or intermittent reinforcement schedule rewards behavior only some of the time. In this case, the behavior of holding the door is only rewarded occasionally, which is the nature of a partial reinforcement schedule. A continuous reinforcement schedule would reward the behavior every time, which is not the case for holding doors open. Regular and fixed do not accurately describe the reinforcement schedule for holding doors open.

One Doesn't Receive a Smile or a "Thank You" Each