Mom tells Billy that she will pay him to pull weeds from her flower garden. Because Mom is busy, she sometimes gives Billy a dime when he pulls five weeds, sometimes when he pulls 10 weeds, and other times when he pulls 20 or more weeds. The reinforcement schedule Mom is using is:
A. continuous
B. fixed interval
C. variable ratio
D. fixed ratio
Answer: C
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