If a teacher compliments a certain student for good behavior an average of once per hour, regardless of how often the student displays the good behavior, the teacher is using which of the following schedules of reinforcement?

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This is a variable-interval pattern since the teacher reinforces the good behavior approximately every hour, regardless of how often the good behavior is expressed.

If a Teacher Compliments a Certain Student for Good Behavior