Checking your e-mail is reinforced with receiving important e-mails at unpredictable times according to which schedule of reinforcement?

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Checking e-mails is reinforced on a variable interval schedule, as important e-mails are received at unpredictable times. A fixed interval schedule would reinforce checking e-mails only at certain times, while a continuous schedule would provide reinforcement every time an e-mail is checked. A variable ratio schedule would reinforce e-mail checking based on the number of e-mails received, rather than the timing of important messages.

Checking Your E-Mail Is Reinforced with Receiving Important E-Mails at Unpredictable