Question

An elementary school teacher rewards his students for reading by giving them an extra 5 minutes of recess for every 3 books read. The teacher puts a cap on this program: no more than 10 extra minutes of recess per week. Once a student has earned their 10 minutes, they have to wait a week to get another reward. Which reinforcement schedule is the teacher using?

Select one:

a. variable-interval

b. variable-ratio

c. fixed-interval

d. fixed-ratio

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option C. The schedule of reinforcement in the example above is the fixed interval.