Glancing at the television in the next room in hopes of seeing the beginning of the 6 o'clock evening news is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio

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Glancing at the television in hopes of seeing the beginning of the 6 o'clock evening news is reinforced on a fixed-interval schedule because the reinforcement (the start of the news) is available after a specific, constant amount of time has passed, in this case, every 24 hours at 6 PM.

Glancing at the Television in the Next Room in Hopes