Emily is a psychologist who was just hired in a private practice. As part of her contract, Emily has agreed to be paid according to a fixed ratio (FR) schedule of reinforcement. Given this agreement, she is likely to be paid
A. the same salary every two weeks, regardless of how many patients she sees.
B. the same amount of money for each patient that she sees.
C. different amounts of money for each patient that she sees.
D. different salaries every two weeks, based on how much the overall practice earned.
Answer: B
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