Christina is a babysitter for several small children. If the children are behaving well, she takes them outside to play every day at 1 pm. If they misbehave, they have to stay inside instead. Christina is reinforcing the children's good behavior using a

A. fixed interval (FI) schedule of reinforcement.
B. variable interval (VI) schedule of reinforcement.
C. fixed ratio (FR) schedule of reinforcement.
D. variable ratio (VR) schedule of reinforcement.


Answer: A

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