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 slowly right after food has been delivered, but gradually increases the rate of pecking as more time elapses.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) fixed-ratio schedule
B) fixed-interval schedule
C) variable-ratio schedule
D) variable-interval schedule