Question

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:

Answer 1

Marcel prefers to work when he is being reinforced on a FIXED-RATIO SCHEDULE OF REINFORCEMENT.

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement is defined as "schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses."

In this case, the fixed-ratio schedule is square foot of carpet cleaned. The more carpet Marcel cleans the higher his pay.