You have a quiz in your psychology class every Friday. Your studying for quizzes is reinforced on what type of schedule?
A) fixed ratio
B) fixed interval
C) variable ratio
D) variable interval

Question

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The student's studying behavior is being reinforced on a fixed interval schedule because the reinforcement (getting a good grade on the quiz) only occurs after a set amount of time (each Friday). Fixed ratio and variable ratio schedules involve reinforcement after a certain number of behaviors, and variable interval schedules involve reinforcement after varying amounts of time, neither of which applies to this situation.

You Have a Quiz in Your Psychology Class Every Friday