A rat in a Skinner box receives a food pellet every 10 times it presses a bar. The rat is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A) fixed-ratio
B) variable-ratio
C) fixed-interval
D) variable-interval

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In a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement, a reward is given after a fixed number of responses. In this scenario, the rat receives a food pellet every 10 times it presses the bar, so it is a fixed-ratio schedule.

A Rat in a Skinner Box Receives a Food Pellet