Fred Friend sometimes rewards his workers by ordering out for pizza. He usually does this after he has received three to five compliments on his department's performance, but over time, it averages out to every four compliments. Fred is using a ________.
A) fixed-interval schedule
B) variable-interval schedule
C) fixed-ratio schedule
D) variable-ratio schedule

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Fred is using a variable-ratio schedule because he rewards his workers after an unpredictable number of compliments (ranging from three to five, but averaging four), which is characteristic of variable-ratio schedules where the reinforcement is given after a variable number of responses.

Fred Friend Sometimes Rewards His Workers by Ordering Out for Pizza