The winning numbers in the local lottery are announced every Wednesday, right after the local news broadcast. Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that people who are listening for the lottery numbers will have their listening reinforced based on a:

a. fixed-interval schedule
b. fixed-ratio schedule
c. variable-ratio schedule
d. variable-interval schedule


A

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