Bill spends his summer in the city panhandling. Every day he takes a position on a busy corner and accosts passersby saying, "Can you spare some change?" Most people ignore him, but every now and then someone gives him money. Bill's reinforcement schedule is best described as a _________

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


B

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