Multiple Choice
You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets. The rat pauses for a long time after each food pellet is delivered, but slowly increases its rate of lever pressing as more time elapses. In this example, the reinforcement schedule that is in place is MOST likely
A) a variable-ratio schedule.
B) a fixed-interval schedule.
C) a variable-interval schedule.
D) a fixed-ratio schedule.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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