Bridget takes her son to the park but he keeps running off, getting too close to a nearby road. Each time he does this she scolds him for running off. Bridget is using which schedule of reinforcement to deter this behavior?

A. Fixed interval (FI)
B. Variable interval (VI)
C. Fixed ratio (FR)
D. Variable ratio (VR)


Answer: C

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