A dog that gets rewarded for the first bark it makes in each ten minute period is being reinforced on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A)continuous
B)fixed interval
C)variable interval
D)fixed ratio

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The dog is only being rewarded for the first bark that occurs after a set amount of time (in this case, ten minutes), which is a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement. A continuous schedule of reinforcement would mean the dog is rewarded for every single bark, which is not the case here. Variable interval and fixed ratio schedules are not applicable in this scenario.

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