Question

question 4
an executive at an accounting 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. what schedule of reinforcement is most aligned with the employees work pattern responses?
a variable - ratio
b variable - interval
c fixed - interval
d fixed - ratio

Explanation:

In operant conditioning, a fixed - interval schedule of reinforcement means that reinforcement (in this case, the executive opening the door and potentially observing the employees' work which could be a form of reinforcement or feedback) is provided at fixed time intervals (every hour). Employees learn to anticipate the reinforcement (the door opening) and are more likely to work hard during the period just before the reinforcement is expected (the five minutes before the door is opened).

Answer:

C. Fixed - interval