An executive in a computer software firm works with his office door closed. At the same time every hour he opens the door to see what his employees are doing. The employees have learned to work especially hard during the five minutes before and while the door is open. Their work pattern is typical of responses that are reinforced on a ________ schedule.

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In a fixed-interval schedule, a reinforcement is given after a specific amount of time has passed since the last reinforcement. In this scenario, the executive opens his door at the same time every hour, which means the employees are being reinforced on a fixed-interval schedule. They work harder just before and while the door is open because they know that reinforcement (in the form of the executive's approval or attention) is imminent.

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