An executive in a computer software firm works with his office door closed.At the same time every hour he opens the door to see what his employees are doing.The employees have learned to work especially hard during the five minutes before and while the door is open.Their work pattern is typical of responses that are reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-ratio
D) variable-interval

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In a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule, a reinforcement is provided after a specific interval of time has passed, regardless of the behavior being exhibited. In the given scenario, the reinforcement (in the form of the executive opening the door) is provided after a fixed interval of one hour, which leads the employees to work harder just before and during that time period. Therefore, the work pattern of the employees is typical of a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule.

An Executive in a Computer Software Firm Works with His