You Are Watching a Pigeon Pecking a Key for Food

Multiple Choice

You are watching a pigeon pecking a key for food reinforcement.The pigeon pecks at a very high, steady rate, but it also takes breaks from pecking each time food is delivered.Based on what is known about the pattern of responding produced by various schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that the reinforcement schedule that is in place for this pigeon is a:

A) variable-ratio schedule
B) fixed-interval schedule
C) variable-interval schedule
D) fixed-ratio schedule