An Instrumental Contingency Results in Increased Performance of a Target

Multiple Choice

An instrumental contingency results in increased performance of a target instrumental response.According to the response allocation approach, this increase is due to

A) behavioral regulatory mechanisms that function to minimize deviations from the optimal distribution of responses.
B) an animal's attempts to earn as many reinforcers as possible, given the time constraints.
C) changes in the physiological drive state of the organism during response deprivation.
D) activation of dedicated brain pathways sensitive to response contingencies.