Rose, a human resource manager in a consulting firm, proposes an initiative to the management that would facilitate the promotion of employees depending on the years they have spent with the firm and the time between promotions could be varied substantially.Rose's suggestion is based on a _____.
A) variable interval schedule
B) variable ratio schedule
C) fixed interval schedule
D) fixed ratio schedule
E) compressed workschedule

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Rose's suggestion involves varying the time between promotions based on the number of years an employee has spent with the firm. This is an example of a variable interval schedule, where the reinforcement (in this case, the promotion) is delivered after an unpredictable amount of time since the last reinforcement.

Rose, a Human Resource Manager in a Consulting Firm, Proposes