Road crashes cost Australia $15 billion a year and excessive speed is a major cause of severe traffic crashes.The Australian government is thinking of using cameras to catch speeders,but it has access to only a limited number of cameras,and there are many areas where speeding is a problem.Government officials plan to put cameras at various locations for four weeks and give everyone who gets caught speeding during that period a substantial fine.The cameras will then be moved.Plans are to put the cameras back to their original locations every fourth month.Which kind of reinforcement schedule will be used?
A) variable ratio
B) fixed ratio
C) fixed interval
D) variable interval

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In a fixed interval reinforcement schedule,consequences follow a behaviour only after a fixed time has elapsed.

Road Crashes Cost Australia $15 Billion a Year and Excessive