Agricultural workers are paid according to the number of barrels of apples they pick. They are on which schedule of reinforcement?
A)fixed ratio
B)fixed interval
C)variable ratio
D)variable interval

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Fixed ratio schedules of reinforcement are based on a set number of responses. In this case, agricultural workers are paid based on the number of barrels of apples they pick, which directly ties their compensation to a specific, fixed number of actions (picking a barrel of apples), making it a fixed ratio schedule.

Agricultural Workers Are Paid According to the Number of Barrels