A teacher decides to hold sudden and unannounced quizzes five time during the term in the hope this intervention will increase attendance in her classes. She is using a __________ schedule of reinforcement to change her pupils' behaviour.
A) fixed-interval
B) variable-interval
C) fixed-ratio
D) variable-ratio
E) continuous

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The teacher is using a variable-interval schedule of reinforcement, where the reinforcement (in this case, quizzes) is given at unpredictable time intervals. This encourages consistent attendance since students won't know when the next quiz will occur.

A Teacher Decides to Hold Sudden and Unannounced Quizzes Five