Five-year-old Tommy is helping get ready for a family reunion at Thanksgiving by polishing the good silverware. If his mother gives him a dime for each piece he polishes, what kind of reinforcement schedule is she using?
A) fixed interval
B) fixed ratio
C) variable interval
D) variable ratio

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The mother is using a fixed ratio reinforcement schedule, which means Tommy is being rewarded for a fixed number of behaviors (polishing each piece of silverware) with a consistent reward (a dime).

Five-Year-Old Tommy Is Helping Get Ready for a Family Reunion