Ella has a very generous boss who occasionally brings in gift cards for his workers. He does this for no particular reason; it is just a nice way to keep people motivated. Ella never knows when she is going to get a special bonus from her boss. Ella's boss is reinforcing his workers according to a __________ schedule.
A) fixed interval
B) fixed ratio
C) variable ratio
D) variable interval

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Ella's boss is reinforcing his workers on a variable interval schedule because the reinforcements (gift cards) are given at unpredictable time intervals, not after a set number of responses or a fixed time period.

Ella Has a Very Generous Boss Who Occasionally Brings in Gift