Students who do relatively little work until just before an upcoming exam and then engage in a burst of studying are displaying a response pattern similar to the one engendered by which_ schedule of reinforcement?

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The behavior of the students can be described as a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement, where they do not engage in studying until just before the exam, which is the fixed time interval. Similar to how a person may only engage in behavior (such as checking their email) just before a certain time (such as lunch break) when they know a particular reward (such as a message from a friend) is most likely to be available.

Students Who Do Relatively Little Work Until Just Before an Upcoming