Variable-Interval Scheduling is a reinforcement learning schedule, belonging to the class of operant conditioning procedures, that delivers reinforcement following the first response after a variable time interval has elapsed, distinguished from fixed-interval schedules by its unpredictable timing of reinforcement, thereby promoting steady and consistent responding over time.
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