A teacher who gives an unspecified number of pop quizzes to students is using a _______.
A) fixed interval schedule
B) fixed ratio schedule
C) variable interval schedule
D) variable ration schedule
E) continuous reinforcement schedule.

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A variable interval schedule is when reinforcement is given at unpredictable time intervals. In this case, the pop quizzes are given at unpredictable times, making it a variable interval schedule. Neither fixed ratio nor continuous reinforcement schedules fit with this scenario. Fixed interval schedules occur when the reinforcement is given after a fixed amount of time has passed, and fixed ratio schedules occur when reinforcement is given after a fixed number of responses. A variable ratio schedule is when reinforcement is given after a varying number of responses.

A Teacher Who Gives an Unspecified Number of Pop Quizzes