Big Y Supermarkets sometimes issued poker chips of different values when consumers checked out at their supermarkets. The consumers did not get one each time they checked out, and they did not know what the reward was going to be if they got one. This is an example of a ________ reward schedule.
A) systematic
B) variable ratio
C) random
D) fixed ratio
E) continuous

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The reward schedule described is a variable ratio schedule, where rewards are given after an unpredictable number of actions, in this case, checkouts.

Big Y Supermarkets Sometimes Issued Poker Chips of Different Values