Betsy's favorite activity is to go to the riverboat in order to play the slot machines. Her gambling behavior is being reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-ratio
D) variable-interval

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Betsy's behavior of playing slot machines is being reinforced on a variable-ratio schedule. This is because she is being reinforced after a variable number of responses (spins of the slot machine), which is the defining characteristic of a variable-ratio schedule. This type of schedule is known to produce high rates of responding and is often used in gambling settings.

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