Jamal works for a department store that pays him $50 for every three bicycles he assembles. What schedule of reinforcement is Jamal on?
a. variable interval schedule of reinforcement
b. fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement
c. variable ratio schedule of reinforcement
d. none of the above
Ans: b. fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement (Fixed ratio schedules occur when a response is reinforced only after a specific number of responses)
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