Joe is playing a slot machine in a casino, and in the 5 hours that he has been playing, he has only won once. However, Joe persists in putting his money in the machine, and, more often than not, losing it! From the information here, on what type of reinforcement schedule can you be certain that Joe has been placed?
A) continuous reinforcement
B) partial reinforcement
C) fixed ratio
D) variable interval

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Joe's behavior of persisting in putting money into the slot machine despite mostly experiencing losses indicates that he is likely on a partial reinforcement schedule. This is because he is being reinforced intermittently (winning once in five hours) and not consistently (continuous reinforcement) or at a fixed ratio or interval.

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