Children who are working quietly on their homework when the hourly bell rings will be allowed to go to the play area for 10 minutes. Just before the bell is about to ring, the children become so quiet that you could hear "a pin drop" in the classroom. These children's quiet behavior occurs right before the bell because they are on which schedule of reinforcement?
A)continuous
B)fixed ratio
C)variable interval
D)fixed interval

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The children's behavior is reinforced on a fixed interval schedule, as the reinforcement (going to the play area) is provided after a specific, constant amount of time (every hour) if the desired behavior (working quietly) is observed.

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