Ella works in a doll manufacturing company, and she is paid US$1 for every doll she puts together. This type of reinforcement schedule can be referred to as ______.

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This is a fixed-ratio reinforcement schedule because Ella is receiving a fixed payment for completing a specific number of dolls (1 payment for 1 doll). In a variable-ratio reinforcement schedule, the number of responses needed to obtain reinforcement would vary, such as receiving payment after assembling a random number of dolls. Fixed-interval and variable-interval schedules are based on time rather than the number of responses, with fixed-interval schedules providing reinforcement after a fixed amount of time has passed and variable-interval schedules providing reinforcement after varying amounts of time have passed.

Ella Works in a Doll Manufacturing Company, and She Is