Marcel runs a carpet cleaning business, and he asks his clients to pay for each square foot of carpet that is cleaned, rather than paying an hourly rate for having their carpets done. Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Marcel prefers to work when he is being reinforced on a:

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


C

Psychology

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