Fred's parents are very inconsistent. Most of the time Fred climbs on the furniture without receiving any reprimands, however sometimes he is punished for this behavior. Fred's parents cannot understand why he is not a better behaved child. Fred's parents are reinforcing his negative behaviors on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed ratio
B) fixed interval
C) partial reinforcement
D) continuous reinforcement

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Fred's parents are using a partial reinforcement schedule because they only sometimes punish him for climbing on the furniture, which leads to inconsistent behavior reinforcement.

Fred's Parents Are Very Inconsistent