Your tendency to study more before a scheduled test, to study less right after that test, and then start another studying frenzy right before the next test illustrates the typical pattern of the _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A)fixed ratio
B)fixed interval
C)variable ratio
D)variable interval

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This is because the pattern of studying is based on a fixed interval (the time between tests) and the reinforcement (the act of taking the test and receiving a grade) only occurs at specific intervals. The studying behavior decreases right after the test because there is no immediate need for it, but then increases again as the next test approaches and the interval becomes fixed once more.

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