Marcel runs a carpet cleaning business, and he asks his clients to pay for each square foot of carpet that is cleaned, rather than paying an hourly rate for having their carpets done.Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Marcel prefers to work when he is being reinforced on a:
A)variable-ratio schedule
B)fixed-interval schedule
C)fixed-ratio schedule
D)variable-interval schedule

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A fixed-ratio schedule is when reinforcement is given after a specific number of responses, in this case, after each square foot of carpet cleaned. This schedule tends to result in high and steady levels of responding because the person knows exactly how many responses are required to receive reinforcement. Therefore, Marcel is likely to prefer working on a fixed-ratio schedule.

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