Every employee who achieves their yearly KPI would receive a salary increases every two years. This is an example of a ..... schedule of reinforcement.

OPERANT CONDITIONING

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Every employee who achieves their yearly KPI would receive a salary increases every two years. This is an example of a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

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

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -A weekly paycheck is a good example of a fixed-interval schedule. The employee receives reinforcement every seven days, which may result in a higher response rate as payday approaches.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Fixed Interval Schedule provides a reward at consistent times. Forexample a child may be rewarded once a week if their room is cleaned up. Aproblem with this type of reinforcement schedule is that individuals tend to wait until the time when reinforcement will occur and thenbegin their responses (Nye, 1992).

Detailed explanation-3: -Your Employer Checking Your Work: Does your boss drop by your office a few times throughout the day to check your progress? This is an example of a variable-interval schedule. These check-ins occur at unpredictable times, so you never know when they might happen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interval means the schedule is based on the time between reinforcements, and ratio means the schedule is based on the number of responses between reinforcements.

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OPERANT CONDITIONING