You walk up to a soda machine and put in a dollar, and are rewarded with a bottle of root beer. When you put in another dollar, you get another soda. Assuming that the machine has a limitless supply of root beer, which kind of reinforcement schedule does this machine operate on?
A. partial reinforcement
B. interval reinforcement
C. continuous reinforcement
D. ratio reinforcement
Answer: C
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