If you want to maintain an employee's behavior at a high level with minimum fluctuations in the level of the behavior,which of the following schedules of reinforcement would be most successful? (Disregard the possible difficulty of using such a schedule in the workplace.)
A)Continuous
B)Fixed-ratio
C)Fixed-interval
D)Variable-ratio
E)Variable-interval

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Variable-ratio schedules of reinforcement are most successful in maintaining behavior at a high level with minimum fluctuations because they produce a high rate of responding and resistance to extinction.

If You Want to Maintain an Employee's Behavior at a High