A salesperson gets one sales order for every six clients called, on average. If a sales order is a form of positive reinforcement, what type of reinforcement schedule exists here?
A)Fixed interval
B)Variable interval
C)Variable ratio
D)Continuous
E)Fixed ratio

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Variable ratio reinforcement schedules reward a behavior after an unpredictable number of responses. In this case, the salesperson doesn't know exactly how many calls it will take to get a sales order, but on average, it happens after every six calls. This unpredictability is characteristic of a variable ratio schedule.

A Salesperson Gets One Sales Order for Every Six Clients