Question

A rat in a Skinner box is reinforced for the first bar press it makes after one minute has elapsed. The rat is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

Answer 1

fixed-interval

Step-by-step explanation:

In a fixed interval schedule the response is rewarded after a specified amount of time has passed. As the subject gets used to the schedule the response level gets high at the end of the interval. This also makes the subject slow down the response immediately after the reward.

Hence, the rat is on a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement where the interval is one minute long.