Question

A worker is paid $25 for every 20 wind chimes that she builds. On which schedule of reinforcement is she being paid?

A. fixed ratio
B. fixed interval
C. variable ratio
D. continuous

Answer 1

A. fixed ratio

Explanation:

Here worker is paid a fixed amount of $25 for every 20 chimes that she builds ( work quantity is also fixed). Therefore, the of reinforcement on which she is paid is Fixed ratio. In this schedule the reinforcement is done after a completion a fixed number of responses which 20 here. And in every cycle of reinforcement number of responses remain the same.