When Beth goes with her Dad to the grocery store, she always asks him to buy chocolate ice cream. Approximately once a month he will purchase the ice cream. Beth's asking for chocolate ice cream is being reinforced on a ____ schedule.
A) variable ratio
B) variable interval
C) fixed interval
D) fixed ratio

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Beth's asking is reinforced on a variable interval schedule because the reinforcement (buying ice cream) occurs approximately once a month, but not at a fixed time, making it variable.

When Beth Goes with Her Dad to the Grocery Store