You like to fish.Sometimes,it takes you 30 minutes to catch a fish; other times,you catch a fish every 5 minutes.Fishing,in this case,is on a ____ schedule of reinforcement.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio

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The scenario described is an example of variable-interval schedule of reinforcement as the time between successful catches of fish is unpredictable but on average it takes 30 minutes. Option A) fixed-interval and option B) fixed-ratio schedules of reinforcement would imply consistent time and response requirements respectively, which is not the case here. Option D) variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement is also not applicable as there is no mention of a set number of responses required to receive the reinforcement (in this case catching a fish).

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