A rat in a Skinner box is reinforced for the first bar press it makes after one minute has elapsed. The rat is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio

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In a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement, reinforcement is delivered after a fixed amount of time has elapsed since the last reinforcement was delivered. In this scenario, the rat is reinforced only when one minute has passed since the last reinforcement, making it a fixed-interval schedule.

A Rat in a Skinner Box Is Reinforced for the First