Eli owned a small repair shop. Each day, he would check the mail to see if any of his customers mailed in a payment for the work he had done for them. Some days, he would receive a check or two. At other times, he would have to wait days before getting another payment. What schedule of reinforcement is evident here?
A) variable interval
B) fixed interval
C) fixed ratio
D) variable ratio

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Eli is being reinforced on a variable interval schedule because he is receiving payments at irregular intervals. The reinforcement (payment) is still based on the behavior (repair work), but the timing of the reinforcement is unpredictable.

Eli Owned a Small Repair Shop