Jason's parents reward him with a play break after he has worked on his homework for 20 minutes.After 20 more minutes of study, he receives another play break and so on.Jason is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A)continuous
B)fixed interval
C)variable interval
D)fixed ratio

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The reinforcement is being delivered after a fixed interval of time (20 minutes) in this scenario. It is not a continuous reinforcement schedule because the reinforcement is not given for every response, but rather for the passage of a fixed amount of time. It is also not a variable interval schedule because the interval of time between reinforcements is always the same (20 minutes). Finally, it is not a fixed ratio schedule because the reinforcement is not contingent upon the number of responses, but rather the passage of time.

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