A young man's fiancé calls at 11:00 p.m. every night. As the usual time for the call approaches, he looks at the phone more and more frequently. His phone-looking is being reinforced according to a ________.
A) fixed-ratio schedule
B) variable-ratio
C) fixed-interval schedule
D) variable-interval

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The young man's behavior of looking at the phone is being reinforced on a fixed-interval schedule, as the call is expected at a specific time each night.

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